Japanese stem cell scientist faked credentials
Another stem cell fraud -- this time in Japan. After frequent exposures by the media of shonky stem cell therapies, faked data by researchers and...
Are drugs or democracy our bulwark against the apocalypse?
A new book by Ingmar Persson and Julian Savulescu, Unfit for the Future, fills in the case for biomedical moral enhancement which they have been...
Taliban stops polio eradication campaign in Pakistan
Bioethics is probably not high on the Taliban’s to-do list and it is making no exceptions for public health. Bioethics is probably not high on...
Denmark shocked by story of brain-dead donor’s recovery
The world of organ donation in Denmark is in turmoil. The world of organ donation in Denmark is in turmoil. A documentary was aired earlier...
Surrogacy, now big business in southern California
Conceptual Options is a surrogacy agency in “the surrogacy friendly state of California”. This is a promotional video it is using for gay couples. Conceptual...
“A major evolutionary leap for women”: celebrity sperm donation in UK
Yesterday a British entrepreneur launched a celebrity sperm donor service.OCTOBER 19. LATE FLASH! Fame Daddy is a hoax. The CEO, “Dan Richards”, actually appeared on...
Vegan bioethics, or why Peter Singer is cruel to animals
An interview with Gary Francione, the world’s leading animal “abolitionist”. The nightmare scenario: you’ve been buttonholed at a party by an unknown conversationalist who gives...
US ethics panel warns of misuse of genetic information
Whole genome sequencing is a double-edged sword, says the US government’s leading bioethics advisory group, and safeguards are needed to protect the privacy of patients....
impossible dilemmas
Hi there, This week we have highlighted some under-reported areas of bioethics -- under-reported here at least (you can’t do everything). As you would expect,...
“A Black Day for Bahrain”
Bahrain jailed six health workers earlier this month for their role in last year’s pro-democracy uprising Bahrain jailed six health workers earlier this month for...
More Nobel links to bioethics
Yes, there is a bioethical angle to another of this week’s Nobel Prize announcements. The latest novel by Mo Yan, the 2012 laureate for literature,...
Transhumanism: the politician
The world’s first openly transhumanist politician is serving in a national parliament. Giuseppe Vatinno was elected in July for the Alleanza per l'Italia party in...