Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to ethics and bioethics / Michael J. Reiss -- The public evaluation of science and technology / Barry Barnes -- Introduction to environmental ethics / Christopher Southgate -- The use of the rainforest as a test case in environmental ethics / Christopher Southgate -- Environmental ethics : further case-studies / Christopher Southgate and Alex Aylward -- Human use of non-human animals : a biologist's view / David de Pomerai -- Human use of non-human animals : a philosopher's perspective / R.G. Frey -- GM crops and food : a scientific perspective / Steve Hughes and John Bryant -- Questioning GM foods / Sue Mayer -- The patenting of genes for agricultural biotechnology / Steve Hughes -- Crop biotechnology and developing countries / Geeta Bharathan [and others] -- Starting human life : the new reproductive technologies / Linda Baggott la Velle -- Genetic information : use and abuse / Bartha Maria Knoppers -- Human genetics and genetic enhancement / Peter Turnpenny and John Bryant -- Patenting human genes : ethical and policy issues / Audrey R. Chapman -- Cloning of animals and humans / Harry Griffin -- Dealing with death : euthanasia and related issues / John Searle -- Animal experimentation in biomedical research / Linda Baggott la Velle. Bioethics for Students is an introductory text of just biological and not medical bioethics. It covers the ethics of experimentation, including genetic manipulation, in plants and animals; ethics and biodiversity, ethics and the environment.