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bioethics

Military Mind Wars
Jonathan D. Moreno | Nov 1, 2012 | 3 min read
How neuroscience research can inform military counterintelligence tactics, and the moral responsibilities that accompany such research
Preventing Genetic Identity Theft
Beth Marie Mole | Oct 10, 2012 | 2 min read
A new report lays out the pitfalls of consumer genetics and suggested strategies for safeguarding DNA’s privacy.  
Bioethics Panel on Genomics and Privacy
Bob Grant | Aug 6, 2012 | 1 min read
The presidential bioethics brain trust unveils its draft recommendations on the use of whole genome sequencing in clinical care and research.
Drug Abuse Study’s Ethics Questioned
Cristina Luiggi | Aug 6, 2012 | 1 min read
An advocacy group claims that heroin addicts participating in a Chinese study were not in a position to give their informed consent.
Manipulating Eggs to Avoid Disease
Edyta Zielinska | Jun 13, 2012 | 1 min read
A United Kingdom ethics council approves altering human egg cells, which could allow doctors to correct mitochondrial disease in IVF patients.
Fetal Genome in Mom's Blood
Hayley Dunning | Jun 7, 2012 | 2 min read
Scientists have sequenced the genome of an 18.5 week-old fetus using blood and saliva samples taken from the parents.
Bioethicist Resigns from CellTex
Sabrina Richards | Mar 1, 2012 | 1 min read
Bioethicist Glenn McGee, founder of the American Journal of Bioethics, resigned from a controversial stem cell company.
Contributors
The Scientist Staff | Mar 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the March 2012 issue of The Scientist.
Who Are We Really?
Kieran Oâ??Doherty and Kieran Oâ??Doherty | Mar 1, 2012 | 5 min read
Manipulating the human microbiome has ethical implications.
Bioethics Backlash
Sabrina Richards | Feb 22, 2012 | 1 min read
Bioethicists debate how to remain impartial as a bioethics journal editor joins company that peddles unproven stem cell therapies.
Contributors
The Scientist Staff | Jan 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the January 2012 issue of The Scientist.
Regulating Human Research
Cristina Luiggi | Dec 15, 2011 | 1 min read
A Presidential Commission suggests improvements to the US system for tracking federally funded research projects involving human subjects.
Bad News for hESC Funding?
Jef Akst | Dec 12, 2011 | 1 min read
Some are worried that the judges scheduled to hear arguments on the legality of federal support for human embryonic stem cell research will rule against stem cell funding.
Green Light for Boston Biolab?
Jef Akst | Dec 7, 2011 | 1 min read
A controversial Boston University laboratory could open by the end of the month, but at a lower safety rating than originally planned.
Sleep Aid Revives Unconscious?
Jef Akst | Dec 5, 2011 | 1 min read
A traditional drug to treat insomnia shows surprising promise in awaking minimally conscious patients.
Illegal Breeding at Chimp Facility?
Cristina Luiggi | Nov 17, 2011 | 2 min read
The Human Society is still concerned that a US primate research center of illegally breeding federally-owned chimpanzees.
European Stem Cell Patent Ban Good?
Cristina Luiggi | Oct 24, 2011 | 1 min read
Following last week’s ruling by the European Court of Justice that research procedures involving human embryonic stem cells cannot be patented, European researchers, lawyers, and investors are striving to put a positive spin on the decision. 
Controversial Prize Pushes Forward
Cristina Luiggi | Sep 27, 2011 | 1 min read
UNESCO will reconsider awarding a life sciences prize funded by an African dictator WHO has been accused of corruption and human rights violations.
Tobacco Company Versus Academia
Cristina Luiggi | Sep 6, 2011 | 2 min read
The makers of Marlboro cigarettes are asking researchers at a Scottish university to disclose data on children’s thoughts on tobacco marketing.
Lessons From Past Unethical Experiments
Cristina Luiggi | Aug 30, 2011 | 1 min read
A bioethics commission announces the completion of an investigation into unethical US government-led experiments with STDs in Guatemala in the 1940s.
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