Tag: Bioethics
How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby – and...
George Seidel, Colorado State University
On Nov. 28, He Jiankui claimed to a packed conference room at the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing...
Rogue science strikes again: The case of the first gene-edited babies
G. Owen Schaefer, National University of Singapore
The idea of scientists tinkering with the genes of babies was once the provenance of science fiction, but...
Rights of the dead and the living clash when scientists extract...
Chip Colwell, University of Colorado Denver
The remains of a 6-inch long mummy from Chile are not those of a space alien, according to recently...
It’s not my fault, my brain implant made me do it
Laura Y. Cabrera, Michigan State University and Jennifer Carter-Johnson, Michigan State University
Mr. B loves Johnny Cash, except when he doesn’t. Mr. X has watched...
An ethical dilemma for doctors: When is it OK to prescribe...
Travis N. Rieder, Johns Hopkins University
America’s opioid crisis is getting worse. The role of prescription opioids has both the medical establishment and the government...
Defining dual-use research: When scientific advances can both help and hurt...
Nicholas G. Evans, University of Massachusetts Lowell and Aerin Commins, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Scientific research can change our lives for the better, but it...
Is it time for a presidential technoethics commission?
Daniel N. Rockmore, Dartmouth College
A recent New York Times article highlighted the growing integration of technologies and textiles, displaying a photograph of a delicate...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
