Easy New Gene Editing Technique CRISPR Conjures Fears of a Brave New World
Is it immoral to slow progress toward curing diseases and creating more environmentally benign products?
Is it immoral to slow progress toward curing diseases and creating more environmentally benign products?
Is life better than death; health better disease; wealth better than poverty? Opinions vary.
Is progress itself an ethical obligation? Opinions vary.
A pretty good way to discourage people from using gene testing services
The FDA disagrees and prefers ignorance
Testing company 23andMe expresses its gratitude
GenePeeks aids parents in their quest for healthier babies by reducing the odds of structural or genetic birth defects.
The moral case for designer babies
Wall Street Journal review of the new book, The Cure in the Code, by Peter Huber
Regulators evidently fear an imminent outbreak of DIY mastectomies.
Don't have the proper permission
Says opponents are "wicked" and activism could result in blindness and death of third-world children
Bulimia and Anorexia may have biological markers
Revelations about the British princeling's ancestry should remind us that DNA testing is no big deal.
Had never before been linked to the disease
Is it a problem to learn your ancestry from a newspaper story?
The Supreme Court ponders the intersection of biology and intellectual property
Gene pool founded between 4,000 and 2,000 BC according to researchers
Does allowing companies to patent human genes mean more medical progress, or less?
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