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bioethicist

  • a word derived from bioethics.
    bioethics
    noun
    a field of study concerned with the ethics and philosophical implications of certain biological and medical procedures, technologies, and treatments, as organ transplants, genetic engineering, and care of the terminally ill.

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Ezekiel J. Emanuel is an oncologist, bioethicist and health-policy expert.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

“Responsible adults agree we can’t do it now because it’s unreasonably unsafe,” said Stanford University bioethicist Hank Greely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025

Jessica Pierce, a bioethicist who focuses on the ethical implications of biomedical sciences in human-animal relationships, agreed.

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2025

I’m a medical anthropologist and bioethicist who studies the values and experiences driving prenatal gene therapy developments, including genome editing.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2024

“In the ideal world, it would be great if there were full transparency,” said Dr. Robert Klitzman, a psychiatrist and bioethicist at Columbia University.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024

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