BEAIISB BENV 3201: BIO-ETHICS AND ISSUES IN SCIENCE & BIOMEDICINE

The course deals with explaining the best rationale for science in society, ethics and/ in science and innovation, social and ethical implications of science; role of science in society, “good science” and bad science”, research categories in science, decision making in scientific research, and appropriate science for development. It also covers concerns and ethical questions about modern biology and biomedicine and provides students with a historical background to particular issues and debates in science and biomedicine.