Delivering the promise of public health genomics
[The Guardian] Since the completion of the human genome project in 2003, scientific activities that were unheard-of a decade ago, such as sequencing the genes of a newly emerging virus in days, the...
View ArticleMass donor organ fraud shakes Germany
[The Guardian] German medical authorities are calling for an extensive overhaul of the country’s organ transplant programme after transplant centres across Germany were placed under criminal...
View ArticleVa eugenics victims would receive compensation under sterilization bill
[Washington Post] In Richmond — E. Lewis Reynolds was just a boy when his cousin hit him in the head with a rock, nearly killing him and triggering epileptic-like convulsions that lingered for some...
View ArticleMutant virus sparks bioethics debate
[The Star] In a storage facility in the Netherlands, a mutant virus has been locked in a freezer for more than a year, unaware of the global debate swirling around it. As far as scientists know, this...
View ArticleCalifornia bill seesk pay for women who donate eggs for research
[The Sacramento Bee] Five years ago, Alice Crisci froze her eggs, knowing she could be left infertile after chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. Now, cancer-free and 10 weeks pregnant, Crisci is a...
View ArticleShould family members watch as their dying loved ones get CPR?
This study raises an important ethical question dealing with death and coping with the loss of loved ones. Should we allow family members to witness life saving efforts if they ask? What happens if...
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