Sydney court ditches binary sexual identity
A Sydney court of appeal has ruled that sex is not binary, ie, just male or female. A Sydney court of appeal has ruled that...
Nobel laureate marketing lifespan test
The Australian winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Medicine is leveraging her discovery to market a test which will help people know their true...
Another IVF pioneer predicts revival of eugenics
Lord Robert Winston, IVF pioneer, is stumping about the British countryside doing what he does best, acting the gadfly.Lord Robert Winston, IVF pioneer, is stumping...
“In vitro eugenics” is coming, predicts Australian bioethicist
an Australian bioethicist says that it will be possible to use stem cell technology to breed better humans in a Petri dish. Taking a peek...
The Coming Race — remembering Bulwer-Lytton
Hi there , Enhancement, physical, intellectual and moral, is a lively subject of discussion among some bioethicists. Is it ethical? Should it be treated as...
UK Down syndrome woman protected from sterilization
There is a growing push for greater rights for Down syndrome people – in particular that they be fully protected from forced sterilisation. A landmark...
Make the world a better place. Take nice drugs.
Is moral bioenhancement the answer to the dark clouds gathering over the future of humanity? “What a wonderful world,” sang Louis Armstrong. But how can...
Swedish transsexuals win right not to be sterilized
Transsexuals have won a major victory in Sweden. A court has ruled unconstitutional a law which required them to be sterilized before they could be...
Will Armstrong’s confession change cycling?
The canary is dead. Now, what about the coal mine? After Lance Armstrong’s confession to Oprah Winfrey in a 90-minute television that he won all...
Is it ethical to destroy the capacity for pleasure?
Chinese neurosurgeons are treating opiate addiction by destroying a region of the brain which feels pleasure. Chinese neurosurgeons are treating opiate addiction by destroying a...
Singer endorses anti-ageing campaign
Princeton bioethicist Peter Singer has hopped onto the anti-ageing bandwagon. Princeton bioethicist Peter Singer has hopped onto the anti-ageing bandwagon. Writing in Project Syndicate, he...
Kabul’s cosmetic surgery boom
Afghanistan has some of the worst health statistics in the world but it also has a growing cosmetic surgery sector Afghanistan has some of the...