Michael C. Brannigan is the Leader of Clinical and Organizational Ethics at the Center for Practical Bioethics, based in Kansas City, Missouri. He was formerly Executive Director of the Institute for Cross-Cultural Ethics as well as Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at La Roche College. Along with numerous scholarly articles on ethics, Asian thought, and cross-cultural studies, his books include Cross-Cultural Biotechnology, Healthcare Ethics in a Diverse Society, Ethical Issues in Human Cloning, Striking a Balance: A Primer in Traditional Asian Values, and The Pulse of Wisdom: