“Conspiracy of hype” over stem cell research
"How can there be a groundbreaking, a path-breaking paper every other week from Nature?"Bioethicist Alta Charo, of University of Wisconsin, is a strong supporter of...
Easily grossed-out? Obviously you’re conservative
Latest study shows disgust linked to political viewsDo you shudder at slime, gross out at gore, or cringe at creepy-crawlies? Well, you’re probably a political...
Free will resides in the parietal cortex
French study shows that neural activity precedes "free will""Possible site of free will found in brain" was one of the more intriguing headlines in New...
Comatose patients have no dignity, says Finnish ethicist
Human dignity is useless concept, he argues Do patients in a minimally conscious state have human dignity? This is the difficult question tackled by Dr...
Free will, according to Nature
Free will, according to Nature When the topic of free will appears in Nature, it is normally being tossed unceremoniously in the rubbish bin. There...
Angels and Demons a bioethical disappointment
No juicy details At BioEdge we like to be RELEVANT, so we were tempted by the latest Hollywood blockbuster, Angels and Demons. As you probably...
Plastinated necrophilia in Berlin exhibit
Gunther von Hagens again Ever pushing public taste and human dignity to the limit, the controversial German body artist Gunther von Hagens features a copulating...
NEJM opposes conscientious objection for doctors
We need more selfless professionalism The prestigious New England Journal of Medicine opposes conscientious objection to abortion and contraception in the US. In a stinging...
President’s Council on Bioethics criticises President
Outgoing Council members defend Bush’s record Under the Bush Administration, the President’s Council on Bioethics produced some fine background papers on highly complex and contentious...
Peter Singer likes human beings
In interview with Forbes, bioethicist explains hopes for future. The world’s best-known bioethicist, Peter Singer, of Princeton University, has confirmed that human beings are amongst...
Why not bestiality, asks bioethicist
In the footsteps of Peter Singer As taboos go, bestiality is right up there with incest, smoking and blowing your nose in the tablecloth. But...
“I trust the scientists; they know what they’re doing”
"Personally, I've had enough of these nay-sayers," says a prominent journalist working for The Onion news network. "They just love stopping progress. Why not use...