An Ethical Dilemma in Stem Cell Research
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Every day engineers develop inventive, resourceful solutions to fix the newly discovered problems in society. Yet with every implemented decision comes benefits and repercussions. Engineers must understand both the national code of ethics and the code of ethics specific to their occupation in order to ensure that their proposed solution does not violate any rights protected within these ethical codes. Even as an undergraduate student working towards a bachelor’s in science, and relatively new in the field, I am still responsible to know and adhere to the set code of ethics.
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