Experts disagree on how doctors should reveal incidental findings in patients’ DNA sequences.
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A new ethics course aims to rehabilitate scientists found guilty of misconduct so they can return to the field as productive researchers.
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A polar bear researcher is being investigated for opposing oil and gas industry research initiative in the Arctic, while supporting a similar proposal from NOAA.
An advocacy group claims that heroin addicts participating in a Chinese study were not in a position to give their informed consent.
A United Kingdom ethics council approves altering human egg cells, which could allow doctors to correct mitochondrial disease in IVF patients.
The European Medicines Agency revised its policy on conflicts of interest in response to concerns regarding its ability to conduct independent evaluations.
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