Reviews The Ethics of Protocells: Moral and Social Implications of Creating Life in the Laboratory by Mark A. Bedau and Emily C. Parke, eds. Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Science News June 18, 2009 at 3:40 pm This text offers a variety of perspectives on the potential risks and rewards of developing self-organizing, microscopic entities.MIT Press, 2009, 365 p., $28 THE ETHICS OF PROTOCELLS: MORAL AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF CREATING LIFE IN THE LABORATORY BY MARK A. BEDAU AND EMILY C. PARKE, EDS.