Remarkable advancements have been made in "neutering" pig organs so they no longer provoke a powerful immune response in humans, and striking progress has been made in extending survival times for xenografts…
View Full PostThere are few, if any, ‘bottom lines’ when it comes to research ethics. The lines have become exceedingly flexible, if the price is right or if a particular political administration wants to redraw them.
View Full PostShould JK's human gene editing work be condemned and should he be branded as a rogue scientist violating significant moral boundaries? The answer will, in fact, be linked to whether we understand IVF to be ethical or not…
View Full PostThis attitude of seeing our offspring as expendable is becoming more widely accepted not only among IVF customers, but also among biomedical researchers…
View Full PostIt should be obvious how any approach that weakens or casts into question the integral connection between parents and their offspring will raise grave ethical concerns.
View Full PostThe remarkable tools becoming available not only for genetic therapies but also for human enhancement projects and embryonic manipulation raise daunting ethical concerns about the subjugation of man to his own technology....
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