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The American Journal of Bioethics
Volume 9 Number 6 | June 2009
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Editorial

A Pragmatic Consideration of Ethical Issues Relating to Personal Genomics
by Andro R Hsu, Linda Avey, Joanna L Mountain, Anne Wojcicki
AJOB 2009; 9(6):1
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Target Articles

Social Networkers' Attitudes Toward Direct-to-Consumer Personal Genome Testing
by Amy McGuire, Christina M Diaz, Susan G Hilsenbeck, Tao Wang
AJOB 2009; 9(6):3
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Open Peer Commentary

A Pragmatic Consideration of Ethical Issues Relating to Personal Genomics
by Heidi Howard, Pascal Borry
AJOB 2009; 9(6):11
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Direct-to-Consumer Personal Genome Testing: The Problem Is Not Ignorance-It Is Market Failure
by Christopher F. C. Jordens, Ian Kerridge, Gabrielle N. Samuel
AJOB 2009; 9(6):13
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Social Networking and Personal Genomics: Suggestions for Optimizing the Interaction
by Dov Greenbaum, Mark Gerstein
AJOB 2009; 9(6):15
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Genethics 2.0: Phenotypes, Genotypes, and the Challenge of Databases Generated by Personal Genome Testing
by Karin Esposito, Kenneth W. Goodman
AJOB 2009; 9(6):19
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Are Social Networkers and Genome Testers One in the Same? The Limitations of Public Opinion Research for Guiding Clinical Practice
by Michelle L. McGowan, Marcie A Lambrix
AJOB 2009; 9(6):21
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How Attitudes Research Contributes to Overoptimistic Expectations of Personal Genome Testing
by Eline Bunnik, Cecile J. W. Janssens, Maartje Schermer
AJOB 2009; 9(6):23
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Apomediation and the Significance of Online Social Networking
by Dan O'Connor
AJOB 2009; 9(6):25
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Personal Genomics as an Interactive Web Broadcast
by Ainsley J. Newson
AJOB 2009; 9(6):27
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We Are the Genes We've Been Waiting For: Rational Responses to the Gathering Storm of Personal Genomics
by Mischa Angrist
AJOB 2009; 9(6):30
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Challenges in the Use of Direct-to-Consumer Personal Genome Testing in Children
by Holly K Tabor, Maureen Kelley
AJOB 2009; 9(6):32
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Research 2.0: Social Networking and Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) Genomics
by Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, LaVera Crawley
AJOB 2009; 9(6):35
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Open Peer Commentary

Direct-to-Consumer Genomics, Social Networking, and Confidentiality
by David B. Resnik
AJOB 2009; 9(6):45
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Personal Genomics: Democratization, or Empowerment, or 'Something'
by Christopher MacDonald, Nancy Walton
AJOB 2009; 9(6):46
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Direct-To-Consumer Genetics and Health Policy: A Worst-Case Scenario?
by Timothy Caulfield
AJOB 2009; 9(6):48
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Networking Genetics, Populations, and Race
by Lynette Reid
AJOB 2009; 9(6):50
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Genetic Privacy: Might There Be a Moral Duty to Share One's Genetic Information?
by Heidi Malm
AJOB 2009; 9(6):52
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Direct-to-Consumer Genome-Wide Scans: Astrologicogenomics or Simple Scams?
by Wayne Hall, Coral Gartner
AJOB 2009; 9(6):54
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Direct-to-Consumer Genomics and Research Ethics: Should a More Robust Informed Consent Process Be Included?
by Katherine Wasson
AJOB 2009; 9(6):56
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The Role of Empirical Research in Bioethics
by Alexander A. Kon
AJOB 2009; 9(6):59
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Open Peer Commentary

Categorizing Empirical Research in Bioethics: Why Count the Ways?
by Jeremy Sugarman, Ruth R. Faden, Nancy E. Kass
AJOB 2009; 9(6):66
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Answering the 'So What?' Question for Empirical Research in Bioethics
by Matthew K. Wynia
AJOB 2009; 9(6):68
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Kon's Reinvention of the Empirical Bioethics Wheel
by Søren Holm
AJOB 2009; 9(6):69
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What Counts as Empirical Research in Bioethics and Where Do We Find the Stuff?
by James M DuBois
AJOB 2009; 9(6):70
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What Empirical Research Can Do for Bioethics
by Barry Hoffmaster, Cliff Hooker
AJOB 2009; 9(6):72
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Empirical Bioethics: Present and Future Possibilities
by Wayne Shelton
AJOB 2009; 9(6):74
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Beware Dichotomies and Grand Abstractions: Attending to Particularity and Practice in Empirical Bioethics
by Stacy M Carter
AJOB 2009; 9(6):76
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Conceptualizing Disease: Unifying the Divide Between Philosophical Inquiry and Empirical Research
by Julie M. Aultman
AJOB 2009; 9(6):78
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Psychology and Medical Decision-Making
by Christopher Suhler, Patricia Smith Churchland
AJOB 2009; 9(6):79
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An Engine, Not a Pyramid
by Armando Menendez Viso, Antonio Casado da Rocha
AJOB 2009; 9(6):81
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How to Build a Theory About Empirical Bioethics: Acknowledging the Limitations of Empirical Research
by Craig Fry
AJOB 2009; 9(6):83
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Evidence-Based Research Ethics
by Michael Kalichman
AJOB 2009; 9(6):85
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A View From the Borderlands of Philosophical Bioethics and Empirical Social Science Research: How the 'Is' Can Inform the 'Ought'
by Catherine Myser
AJOB 2009; 9(6):88
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Empiricism, Values, and Bioethics
by Kenneth Kirkwood
AJOB 2009; 9(6):91
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Methodology, Epistemology, and Empirical Bioethics Research: A Constructive/ist Commentary
by Michael Dunn, Jonathan Ives
AJOB 2009; 9(6):93
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Hurrah for Empirical Bioethics (Where Hermeneutically Clarified) or How Perception of Facts 'Depends' on Values
by Dawson Schultz
AJOB 2009; 9(6):95
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Improving Care and Ethics: A Plea for Interactive Empirical Ethics
by Guy Widdershoven, Tineke Abma, Bert Molewijk
AJOB 2009; 9(6):99
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Empirical Bioethics Research in the Developing World: When the 'Is' is Close to an 'Ought'
by Claudia I. Emerson, Abdallah S. Daar, Ross E. G. Upshur
AJOB 2009; 9(6):101
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Book Reviews

Review of L. Jacoby and L. Siminoff, eds., Empirical Methods for Bioethics: A Primer
by Andrea L. Kalfoglou
AJOB 2009; 9(6):104
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Review of Katrina Karkazis, Fixing Sex: Intersex, Medical Authority, and Lived Experience
by Elizabeth Reis
AJOB 2009; 9(6):105
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Correspondence

Return of “Accurate” and “Actionable” Results: Yes!
by Bartha Maria Knoppers
AJOB 2009; 9(6):107
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Response to Open Peer Commentaries on “Research 2.0: Social Networking and Direct-to-Consumer Personal Genomics”
by Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, LaVera Crawley
AJOB 2009; 9(6):W1
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It is Settled: The 'Is' Can (and Should) Inform the 'Ought'!
by Alexander A. Kon
AJOB 2009; 9(6):W4
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Response to Open Peer Commentaries on “What is The Best Standard for the Standard of Care in Clinical Research?”
by Rieke van der Graaf, Johannes J.M. van Delden
AJOB 2009; 9(6):W7
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