Correction

Correction: Approaches to the Teaching of Bioethics and Professional Ethics in Undergraduate Courses

Roger Downie

Division of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology
IBLS, Graham Kerr Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ

Date received: 18/03/06              Date accepted: 18/03/06

In our original article Approaches to the Teaching of Bioethics and Professional Ethics in Undergraduate Courses (BEE-j 5-2), under the heading "What are the aims of bioethics teaching?" we stated that while Illingworth's (2004) guide and Bryant et al's new book (2005) included chapters on 'professional ethics', Mepham's book (2005) does not. This was an error, deriving from too hasty reading of a flyer rather than having the actual book to hand (JRD's fault, not HC's). We are happy to acknowledge that Mepham's chapter 15 "Bioethics in the Laboratory" as well as other parts of the book cover the area we term "professional ethics" perfectly well. Mepham's book is favourably reviewed by Roger Pearce in Volume 6 of the Journal. Our apologies to Ben Mepham and to readers of Bioscience Education for misleading them.

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Original article          Book review