American bioethics was born out of a desire to be relevant. The philosopher Daniel Callahan has said that he and his colleagues founded the Hastings Center—the premier bioethics think tank—in 1969 ...

The book serves as a reference for scholars learning about cancer diagnostics and therapeutics. Biomedical engineers who are involved in healthcare projects will also find the concepts and techniques ...

Based on: The Oxford Handbook of Bioethics, Edited by Bonnie Steinbock. 747 pp. New York, Oxford University Press, 2007. $150., 978-0-19-927335-5 ...

In “Novel Perspectives on Bioethics” (The Review, May 13), Martha Montello discusses the treatment of bioethical issues in literary works that “lean toward science fiction” without discussing any ...