An ethical issue
A definition of ethics.

Tough to talk about
People in the United States sometimes find it difficult to disucuss ethical issues.

Concerns surrounding biotechnology
Ethically speaking, what are people worried about?

Different views
How do different people approach key issues as they face a new technology?

In this section of the Web site, Paul Thompson of the Department of Philosophy at Purdue University briefly outlines some of the ethical issues surrounding biotechnology. For more depth, download a copy of Food and Agricultural Biotechnology: Incorporating Ethical Considerations (you can also get a pdf download of the paper) a commissioned report by Thompson for the Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee.