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Education resources for guiding discussions on ethics in science

  1. Daryl L. Arkwright-Keeler1,
  2. Susan R. Stapleton1,2,*

Article first published online: 18 JAN 2007

DOI: 10.1002/bmb.24

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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volume 35, Issue 1, pages 24–27, January/February 2007

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Arkwright-Keeler, D. L. and Stapleton, S. R. (2007), Education resources for guiding discussions on ethics in science. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Educ., 35: 24–27. doi: 10.1002/bmb.24

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  1. 1

    Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008

  2. 2

    Department of Chemistry, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008

*Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 JAN 2007
  2. Article first published online: 18 JAN 2007
  3. Manuscript Revised: 18 SEP 2006
  4. Manuscript Received: 13 JUN 2006

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Keywords:

  • Ethics education;
  • research ethics;
  • mentoring;
  • plagiarism

Abstract

Faculty, staff, and students at all levels of educational institutions are becoming more aware about ethical issues in the classroom and in research. As educators, it is our responsibility to provide an opportunity to discuss these issues so that future scientists will be prepared to face the many ethical challenges they may encounter. Often, unfortunately, we are reticent to engage in this discussion due solely to the lack of our own repertoire of resources regarding ethics. Thus, this summary of educational resources was compiled to promote ethics discussions in science classrooms and research programs.

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