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bioethics and anthropology  

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  • Concepts The term bioethics was first coined by the biologist Van Rensselaer Potter in his book Bioethics, Science of Survival (1970). The term is taken from two Greek words: bios, the Greek word for “life,” and ethics, which has its roots in the noun ethos, meaning “custom.” Van Rensselaer used it for ethical questions concerning survival and quality of life. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Bioethics and Anthropology]

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