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Fig. 5 | Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine

Fig. 5

From: Media portrayal of ethical and social issues in brain organoid research

Fig. 5

Percentages of Social/Ethical Issues as Discussed in Media Literature. Pie chart of percent frequencies of different social/ethical issues discussed in media sample. Of note, many samples discussed multiple issues, thus percentages are comparative to one another, rather than out of the sample as a whole. n = 57, 36, 16, and 8 for 61%, 39%, 17% and 9% of samples discussed artificial consciousness, moral considerations of the organoid, animal “humanization”, and moral imperative to continue brain organoid research. n = 5, 7, 4, 2, 1, and 1 for 5%, 8%, 4%, 2%, 1%, and 1% of samples discussed ownership, control of technology, human experimentation, animal experimentation, accuracy of models, and stem cell research respectively

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