After 14 years, California’s stem cell agency finally gets a royalty cheque
But is it a good return on investment? Critics say No. Fourteen years after Californians voted an overwhelming Yes! to stem cell research, including human...
Should lesbian couples have access to mitochondrial replacement therapy?
It would allow their child to have two genetic mothers “Three parent babies!!!!” was a shock-horror headline across the world when the UK was debating...
Euthanasia performed on Canadian prisoner
Eight prisoners have applied for medical aid in dying A request by a Belgian prisoner for euthanasia made international headlines not too long ago, even...
Germline modification ‘would violate human dignity’
Enhancing future generations is profoundly dangerous Three members of the Centre for Genetics and Society, a California-based lobby group, have published a stern critique of germline...
Will a code of ethics make researchers ethical?
The World Economic Forum has released ethics guidelines for researchers. Research ethics is seen by many as an exercise in compliance. The so-called “principles” of...
The puppy has two faces: Streisand on cloning dogs
Sad about losing your beloved poodle? Why not clone them? Sad about losing your beloved poodle? Why not clone them? In an interview with Variety...
UK government: Parents should tell their surrogate children about their birth
The Department for Health and Social Care have published surrogacy guidelines. The UK’s Department for Health and Social Care has released new guidelines advising that...
Thailand needs bioethics
BioEdge is a bioethical gadfly, nipping and biting at what we perceive to be bad arguments and unhealthy developments. But the recent story about a...
Is the World Medical Association going to change on euthanasia?
FIAMC claims that the WMA is planning tacit support for euthanasiaEven though the legalisation of euthanasia has been gathering momentum around the world, the World...
What are bioethicists doing to stop gun violence?
With so much to offer about thinking through public health issues, American bioethicists have been silentAfter the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in...
Biohacking: the future of the biosciences?
DIY biology has morphed into a subversive social movement. Media outlets are in a frenzy over the latest quirky development in the biosciences – the...
Thai court grants Japanese man custody of 13 surrogate children
An extraordinary commercial surrogacy court case has come to a close. Earlier this month BioEdge reported on a court case involving a 28-year-old Japanese man,...