The general public, K–12 teachers and advanced high school students periodically are invited to participate in NCABR's popular Debates in Biomedicine programs.
The series provides a forum to disseminate knowledge and stimulate discussion about the implications and applications of scientific and technological innovations within societal, ethical, legal and public policy contexts.
Since May 1998, nearly 1,000 North Carolinians have attended a Debates in Biomedicine program. Past debates have addressed:
- The ethics of human cloning
- Xenotransplantation (the use of animal organs for human transplant)
- The use of genetic testing in the criminal justice system and the health insurance industry
- Genetically modified plants
- Gene therapy
Debates have been held at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, in Research Triangle Park; the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, in Raleigh; and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham.
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- DVD and Discussion Guide
- For High School and College Educators
Highlights from NCABR's Debates in Biomedicine series are an ideal tool for fostering debate and discussion about bioethical issues.
The DVD can be used in a wide range of settings, includding staff development programs, professional societies, civic and religious groups and high school and college classes.
The three-part DVD includes a discussion guide and the following debates, each of which is between 20 and 25 minutes long:
- Genetic Testing: The Scientific, Social, Ethical and Legal Applications and Implications in the Criminal Justice System
- A Case Study in Xenotransplantation: The Use of Animal Organs for Human Transplant
- The Ethics of Human Cloning
- Individual Copies: $43.50
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