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  1. CLARITY is described in a Stanford School of Medicine press release.
     
  2. Brain Imaging compares the advantages and disadvantages of different imaging techniques, along with sample images. fMRI 4 Newbies is the whimsical title of a site filled with images and information, as well as humor (such as “Ten Things Sex and Brain Imaging Have in Common.”
     
  3. News about the model human brain appeared in The Economist and The Scientist.
     
  4. The American Psychological Association establishes Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, covering research and publication, therapeutic practice, and conflict of interest, as well as numerous other areas. The National Institutes of Health publishes its policies on the use of human and animal research.
     
  5. You can download several Scientific American articles expressing contrasting opinions on the Benefits and Ethics of Animal Research. Research With Animals in Psychology is a justification of the use of animals in behavioral research by the Committee on Animal Research and Ethics of the American Psychological Association.
     
  6. ScienceInsider has the news articles about the retirement of NIH chimps and their support at Chimp Haven.
     
  7. The Wikipedia article Gene Therapy describes the strategy and the successes of the technique and provides a timeline history of developments from 1990 to the present.
     
  8. The International Society for Stem Cell Research Web site has news, recent research, photos and movie clips, and ethics essays related to stem cell research. Tristem Corporation is dedicated to creating stem cells from mature adult cells, and its website has informative stem cell articles and press releases, along with several colorful images of stem cells.

Additional Websites:

  • There are strict guidelines for the use of animals in research experiments. The United States Department of Agriculture  publishes detailed information regarding all aspects of Animal Research and Animal Welfare, as well as summaries of all legislation pertaining to animal research.
     
  • The National Institutes of Health has published ethical guidelines for conducting stem cell research as well as a list of other potential funding sources. This site discusses these issues and has links to related sites.
     
  • Genetic Engineering News  is the most widely circulated and read publication of its kind worldwide. This site deals with all aspects of genetic engineering, including day-to-day reports of ongoing research and innovations.
     
  • Research Ethics Modules, created and used by the Graduate School of North Carolina State University, are helpful when discussing ethics in research and medicine. Two case studies are included as well as a series of 10 teaching modules covering issues such as intellectual property, peer review, and research misconduct.