Upon completion of this module:

• Center members will understand responsible research conduct, ethical concerns, and conduct themselves in an ethically responsible way.
• Center members will be able to anticipate and evaluate potential ethical implications of engineering new life forms and conduct themselves in ethically responsible ways.
• The public will be aware of and understand the ethical implications of the EBICS discipline.

To complete this module, you should:

1. Watch the short video below.
2. Review the readings and media clips.
3. Read the vignettes and respond to the questions.

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Navigation

• Module 1: Creating Biological Machines: The BioBot
  • Vignette 1: Biobots in the hands of terrorists!
  • Vignette 2: Biobots reproduce!
  • Vignette 3: Biobots learn and evolve!
  • Module 1: Readings and Media Clips
  • Module 1: Additional Resources
• Module 2: Hyper-organs and Engineered Biological Functions
  • Vignette 1: Performance Enhancing Procedures
  • Vignette 2: Disclosure and Access
  • Vignette 3: Super-insects and Public Health
• Module 3: Ethical Issues in the Conduct of Multi-institutional, Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Research
  • Vignette 1: Trading Techniques as a Commodity
  • Vignette 2: Who Goes First?
  • Vignette 3: Uneven Contributions to Collaborative Work
  • Vignette 4: Legally Blind
  • Vignette 5: Use of EBICS Funding
  • Additional Resources
  • Detailed References
• Module 4: Emergent Behavior
• Module 5: The 14-day Rule
• Module 6: Multiple Ethics Concerns in Multicellular Engineered Living Systems
  • Vignette 1: Journalistic Representation of Research
  • Vignette 2: DIY Biology Concerns
  • Vignette 3: Brain Tissue Consciousness
  • Vignette 4: Similarities to AI