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bioethicist
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌbaɪ.əʊˈeθ.ɪ.sɪst/ us /ˌbaɪ.oʊˈeθ.ə.sɪst/
someone who studies questions of what is right and wrong relating to new discoveries and techniques in biology and medicine, such as genetic engineering and the transplantation of organs:
Bioethicists worry about the consequences of revealing potentially powerful information such as knowledge of a person's genetic markers for inherited diseases.
Many bioethicists would be negative about the idea of buying a donated kidney.
She is a professor of medicine and a leading bioethicist.
A group of scientists and bioethicists condemned the genome editing experiment as unethical and irresponsible.
Bioethicists will have to explore these issues internationally and interculturally.
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