title: The 'far east' of biological ethics.
abstract: The ethics of biological research, and its general impact, are hotly debated in the West. Japanese silence on the issues is counterproductive. Will the Human Genome Project provide the catalyst for change?
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Macer
mesh_terms: D032761:Animal Experimentation; D000818:Animals; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D001675:Bioethics; D035843:Biomedical Research; D001926:Brain Death; D002017:Budgets; D005060:Europe; D016045:Human Genome Project; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007564:Japan; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D009520:New Zealand; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D014481:United States