Are we evolving beyond “meat-based” intelligence?
Latest developments in transhumanist project What happens when we take the reins in evolution and start to engineer ourselves? This question is being raised more...
Brain-death standard defended by bioethics council
But Council calls for better philosophical explanation Defining death may seem like an academic exercise, but the number of organs available for transplant depends on...
Conjoined twins “a blessing” says UK mother
A British couple who have refused to terminate the lives of their unborn, conjoined twins are attracting world attention -- some of it quite negative....
Love potion No. 9 is on the way
What happens when it wears off? Research into the biology of pair bonding could lead to drugs which induce "love", predicts a researcher in the...
Is Dignitas profiting from assisting suicide?
Dignitas head denies all allegations Police are investigating the Swiss organisation Dignitas after persistent allegations that the group and its founder have become rich by...
“Wicked doctors” refuse to help aged commit suicide, says Warnock
"What is the point of the life at the last stages of Alzheimer's or dementia? The controversial Baroness Mary Warnock, the UK’s most prominent bioethicist,...
Neglected disabled man starved to death in UK hospital, says report
Disability rights campaigners outragedDisability rights campaigners in the UK expect that a health ombudsman will deliver a withering report on how disabled people far in...
Indian state of Kerala may debate euthanasia
Proposed by law reform commission A law reform commission in the Indian state of Kerala has recommended the legalisation of euthanasia and assisted suicide. “Life...
The case of the divorced kidney
New York doctor wants kidney back in divorce settlement Here’s a great bioethics script for Hollywood: New York surgeon marries a nurse in lavish wedding....
Official word on Chinese transplants
Donations from prisoners will continue Because more than 90% of its transplanted organs come from executed prisoners, China organ donation has a terrible reputation. However,...
Indian clinical trials risk patient safety
Soon to become US$1 billion business Call centres and data processing are not the only businesses which are being outsourced from the United States to...
Let students use mind-sharpening drugs without prescriptions, says bioethicist
John Harris says that the risks are proportional to the benefits Students should be allowed to use drugs such as Ritalin without a prescription to...