A growing set of downloadable, mix-and-match stem cell resources and activities suitable for a variety of educational settings. All components have been extensively tested, and come with full instructions.
Available in several European languages.
In this activity you will first produce an ethical matrix and then use it as a tool to discuss some ethical issues surrounding stem cells.
An extract from the BBSRC publication Stem cells - science and ethics (3rd edition).
Three discussion-based activities exploring the regulation of stem cell research. An extract from the BBSRC publication Stem cells - science and ethics (3rd edition).
Designed primarily for post-16 students to use themselves, the full booklet also contains classroom activities.
Last year, the European Court of Justice ruled that no patents can be granted in Europe for inventions or technologies based on the use of embryonic stem cells. In a recent article, Professor Aurora Plomer, Chair of Law and Bioethics at the University of Sheffield, UK, argues that the Court's decision "represents an unprecedented and illegitimate constitutional interference with the autonomy of member states and a setback for science and the rights of those suffering from crippling diseases".
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