Tag: Bioethics
Science requires ethical oversight – without federal dollars, society’s health and safety...
Christine Coughlin, Wake Forest University and Nancy M. P. King, Wake Forest University
As the Trump administration continues to...
23andMe is potentially selling more than just genetic data – the...
Kayte Spector-Bagdady, University of Michigan
As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on March 23,...
Several companies are testing brain implants – why is there so...
Nancy S. Jecker, University of Washington and Andrew Ko, University of Washington
Putting a computer inside someone’s brain used...
Promising assisted reproductive technologies come with ethical, legal and social challenges...
Keith Latham, Michigan State University and Mary Faith Marshall, University of Virginia
Assisted reproductive technologies are medical procedures that...
Abortion restrictions put hospital ethics committees in the spotlight – but...
Elizabeth Lanphier, University of Cincinnati and Jake Earl, Georgetown University
Many states have imposed sweeping restrictions that all but...
Should we bring back the dodo? De-extinction is a feel-good story,...
Risa Aria Schnebly, Arizona State University and Ben A. Minteer, Arizona State University
It’s no secret that human activities...
Brain-computer interfaces could allow soldiers to control weapons with their thoughts...
Nancy S. Jecker, University of Washington and Andrew Ko, University of Washington
Imagine that a soldier has a tiny...
‘Off-label’ use is common in medicine – a bioethicist and legal...
Elizabeth Lanphier, University of Cincinnati and Shannon Fyfe, George Mason University
Kids ages 5 to 11 can now be...
EXPLORING NATURE
Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including...
Moones Alamooti, University of North Dakota
As energy use rises and the planet warms, you might have dreamed of...
