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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 190 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.13 — 827,263 ratings — published 2010
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The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Jenna Fox Chronicles, #1) The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Jenna Fox Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 56 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.69 — 53,379 ratings — published 2008
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Eden 2:b (The Star Dreamers #1) Eden 2:b (The Star Dreamers #1)
by (shelved 22 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.34 — 5,360 ratings — published
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.49 — 226,414 ratings — published 2014
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The Case against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering The Case against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,683 ratings — published 2007
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The Fox Inheritance (Jenna Fox Chronicles, #2) The Fox Inheritance (Jenna Fox Chronicles, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.59 — 5,942 ratings — published 2011
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Principles of Biomedical Ethics Principles of Biomedical Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.85 — 373 ratings — published 1978
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The Windup Girl The Windup Girl (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.75 — 79,189 ratings — published 2009
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Off Armageddon Reef (Safehold, #1) Off Armageddon Reef (Safehold, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.14 — 13,340 ratings — published 2007
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.85 — 910,409 ratings — published 2005
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Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1) Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.78 — 64,074 ratings — published 2022
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Elder Race (Elder Race #1) Elder Race (Elder Race #1)
by (shelved 9 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.08 — 28,007 ratings — published 2021
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The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.13 — 84,824 ratings — published 1996
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A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1) A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.10 — 77,014 ratings — published 2019
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The Island of Dr. Moreau The Island of Dr. Moreau (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 9 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.73 — 139,828 ratings — published 1896
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.21 — 91,000 ratings — published 1997
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Alien Clay Alien Clay (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.99 — 20,179 ratings — published 2024
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From Chance to Choice: Genetics & Justice From Chance to Choice: Genetics & Justice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.83 — 47 ratings — published 2000
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,996,565 ratings — published 1818
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Semiosis (Semiosis, #1) Semiosis (Semiosis, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.91 — 16,243 ratings — published 2018
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Some Desperate Glory Some Desperate Glory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.05 — 21,989 ratings — published 2023
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Life Liberty & the Defense of Dignity: The Challenge for Bioethics (Encounter Broadsides) Life Liberty & the Defense of Dignity: The Challenge for Bioethics (Encounter Broadsides)
by (shelved 7 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.81 — 83 ratings — published 2002
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Practical Ethics Practical Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,623 ratings — published 1979
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Strangers At The Bedside: A History Of How Law And Bioethics Transformed Medical Decision Making Strangers At The Bedside: A History Of How Law And Bioethics Transformed Medical Decision Making (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.85 — 60 ratings — published 1991
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Embryo: A Defense of Human Life Embryo: A Defense of Human Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.17 — 133 ratings — published 2008
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Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.43 — 1,145 ratings — published 2002
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Unwind (Unwind, #1) Unwind (Unwind, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.17 — 255,152 ratings — published 2007
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The Deep Sky The Deep Sky (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.69 — 14,234 ratings — published 2023
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Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine, Sixth Edition Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine, Sixth Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.93 — 105 ratings — published 1982
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A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.13 — 6,697 ratings — published 2017
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Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,098,299 ratings — published 1990
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Better than Human: The Promise and Perils of Enhancing Ourselves Better than Human: The Promise and Perils of Enhancing Ourselves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.59 — 143 ratings — published 2011
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My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,290,954 ratings — published 2004
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Bioethics and the Christian Life: A Guide to Making Difficult Decisions Bioethics and the Christian Life: A Guide to Making Difficult Decisions (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.09 — 117 ratings — published 2009
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Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.00 — 294,858 ratings — published 2003
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Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6) Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6)
by (shelved 5 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.78 — 138,871 ratings — published 2023
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Empire of Silence (The Sun Eater, #1) Empire of Silence (The Sun Eater, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.93 — 66,405 ratings — published 2018
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The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.28 — 42,763 ratings — published 2021
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What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.19 — 197 ratings — published 2020
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The Ethics of Abortion: Women's Rights, Human Life, and the Question of Justice (Routledge Annals of Bioethics) The Ethics of Abortion: Women's Rights, Human Life, and the Question of Justice (Routledge Annals of Bioethics)
by (shelved 5 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.33 — 95 ratings — published 2010
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Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.93 — 42,657 ratings — published 2013
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Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.30 — 195,528 ratings — published 2015
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Bioethics: A Primer for Christians Bioethics: A Primer for Christians (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.76 — 364 ratings — published 1995
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Prodigal Son (Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, #1) Prodigal Son (Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.03 — 37,908 ratings — published 2005
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Three Generations, No Imbeciles: Eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell Three Generations, No Imbeciles: Eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.94 — 243 ratings — published 2008
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The Basics of Bioethics The Basics of Bioethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.82 — 71 ratings — published 1999
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Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as bioethics)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,891 ratings — published 2003
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Human Identity and Bioethics Human Identity and Bioethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.56 — 16 ratings — published 2005
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Biomedicine and Beatitude: An Introduction to Catholic Bioethics (Catholic Moral Thought) Biomedicine and Beatitude: An Introduction to Catholic Bioethics (Catholic Moral Thought)
by (shelved 5 times as bioethics)
avg rating 3.96 — 50 ratings — published 2011
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Me.”
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