bioethics
noun, plural in form but singular in construction
bio·eth·ics
ˌbi-(ˌ)ō-ˈe-thiks 
: a discipline dealing with the ethical implications of biological research and applications especially in medicine
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That's when his wife, Christine — who's the chief of the department of bioethics at the National Institutes of Health — stepped in.
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Nicole Wetsman, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2022
If there is a 25-year-old cancer patient and a 60-year-old in good health, the hospital might choose the 60-year-old, said Arthur Caplan, professor of bioethics at the Grossman School of Medicine at New York University.
—Joel Shurkin, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2020
Rosemary Gibson, a senior adviser at the Hastings Center, a bioethics think-tank.
—Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
Seago, who has a doctorate in bioethics, said new legislation would probably be introduced to combat the new practices.
—Pam Belluck, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022
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Nicole Wetsman, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2022
If there is a 25-year-old cancer patient and a 60-year-old in good health, the hospital might choose the 60-year-old, said Arthur Caplan, professor of bioethics at the Grossman School of Medicine at New York University.
—Joel Shurkin, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2020
Rosemary Gibson, a senior adviser at the Hastings Center, a bioethics think-tank.
—Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
Seago, who has a doctorate in bioethics, said new legislation would probably be introduced to combat the new practices.
—Pam Belluck, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022
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bioethics
noun, plural in form but singular in construction
bio·eth·ics
-ˈeth-iks
: the discipline dealing with the ethical implications of biological research and applications especially in medicine
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