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Human Microchip Implantation: A Bridge Too Far?
In the past 15 years, discussion and related controversy has taken place about a Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) or microchip that can be implanted in human bodies. That chip would contain, store, and update data about us. Might such an implant be a benefit or a risk? Continue reading
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Tagged autonomy, bioethics, Bioethics in the News, biotechnology, implanted microchips, law, medical innovation, microchip, RFID, Sabrina Ford
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CRISPR Dangers Highlight the Need for Continued Research on Human Gene Editing
The excitement and potential of CRISPR to treat severe genetic conditions by editing disease-causing DNA has taken an unexpected hit. A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted the unexpected results from a CRIPSR study in which attempts to edit a human gene responsible for blindness resulted in the loss of the entire chromosome from the cells in the embryos. These results echo another study conducted in human cell lines published earlier in 2019. Continue reading
Gene Editing: God’s Will or God’s Won’t
This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Leonard M. Fleck, PhD Give God a rest; do your own gene editing (and thinking). On August 2, 2017 the New York Times headline read, “In Breakthrough, Scientists … Continue reading
Defining The Spectrum of “Normal”: What is a Disease?
This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Jennifer Carter-Johnson, JD, PhD The world of Gattaca once seemed a faraway place where some babies had genetic defects corrected before birth resulting in two classes within … Continue reading
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Tagged bioethics, biotechnology, disease, embryos, gene-editing technology, genetics, research
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Designing Children: Patents and the Market are not Sufficient Regulation
This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series. For more information, click here. By Jennifer Carter-Johnson, PhD, JD In an October report entitled “Breeding Out Disease,” 60 MINUTES correspondent Nora O’Donnell reported on the use of pre-implantation genetic … Continue reading
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Tagged biotechnology, designer babies, DNA, GenePeeks, IVF, Jennifer Carter-Johnson, law, patents, PGD
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