Tag Archives: genome

Listen: Genes, Behavior, and the Brain

Posted on November 6, 2019 by

No Easy Answers in Bioethics Episode 17 We can look at an individual’s DNA and know what their hair color is, but what about their behavioral traits? This episode features Center for Ethics Assistant Professor Dr. Laura Cabrera, and Dr. … Continue reading →

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Worried about your privacy? Your genome isn’t the biggest threat.

Posted on June 28, 2018 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Tom Tomlinson, PhD It was good news to learn last month that the “Golden State Killer” had at last been identified and apprehended. A very evil man gets … Continue reading →

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Gene Editing: God’s Will or God’s Won’t

Posted on November 30, 2017 by

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 →

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Precision Medicine/Ambiguous Ethics?

Posted on February 19, 2015 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series. For more information, click here. By Leonard Fleck, PhD In his State of the Union Address President Obama announced that he wished to set aside $215 million for his … Continue reading →

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