‘Informed consent has become a fetish’ – American bioethicist
In a recent Hastings Centre Report article, bioethicist Barbara A. Koenig argues stridently against traditional informed consent models for genetic testing. Koenig believes that the...
Nasal growth found on woman’s back after stem-cell treatment
A Portuguese stem-cell trial gone wrong has resulted in a woman developing a nasal growth on her back. An experimental Portuguese stem cell trial has...
Top scientists call for restrictions on pathogen creation
A prestigious international group of scientists has called for a limit on the creation of potential pandemic pathogens (PPPs). A prestigious international group of scientists...
Couples flock to Thailand for sex selective IVF
Thailand has become a top tourist destination for women seeking gender-selective IVF. The country is one of just three that permit gender selection – the...
Are bioethicists tools of policy technocrats?
Although bioethicists are believed to provide fearless independent advice, challenging policy-makers to make the “right” decisions, a Swiss expert in bureaucracies contends that this is...
A novel idea for decreasing euthanasia rates
A group of five academics from Switzerland and the UK have come up with a novel idea to keep the incidence of euthanasia from rising...
Corrupting the peer review process
Peer review is supposed to protect us against junk science. But what happens if the peer review is junk science? Peer review is supposed to...