Category Archives: bioethics
GP-write has big goals for synthetic genomes
Posted by Bioeconomy, bioethics, Biosecurity, CRISPR, DNA synthesis, featured, gene editing, GMOs, synbio, synthetic biology, Synthetic Genome, Synthetic Genomes
inWhoops: Authors didn’t mean to include new data in article about transgender identity
Posted by bioethics, Cuadernos de Bioética, freely available, investigator error, spain
inJennifer Doudna’s Journey of Discovery: “A Crack in Creation” book review
Posted by bioethics, books, CRISPR, CRISPR patents, featured, gene drive, gene editing, GM debate, GMOs, synthetic biology, synthetic biology and regulation
inCaught Our Notice: Bioethics article retracted for…ethics violation
Food Evolution documentary looks at science, money, and fake news around GMOs
Dueling BRCA Databases: What About the Patient?
Posted by bioethics, BRCA, ClinVar, featured, hereditary cancer, Myriad Genetics
inIs China using organs from executed prisoners? Researchers debate issue in the literature
A researcher is calling for the retraction of a paper about a recent ban in the use of organs from executed prisoners in China, accusing the authors of misrepresenting the state of the practice. In April 2015, a paper in the Journal of Medical Ethics welcomed the ban by the Chinese government as “a step in the right […]
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“Innocent mistake” leads to bioethics article retraction
A July article that incorrectly called out nine leading bioethics journals for their lack of availability to researchers in low- and middle-income countries is being pulled after editors of the indicted journals refuted the allegations. The last author on the article, published in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, told us an “innocent mistake” and difficulty navigating […]
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More on gene editing rules, CRISPR in humans and dogs, bioethics & breakthroughs
Posted by bioethics, Bora Zivkovic, cranial, CRISPR, CRISPR/Cas9, dogs, eugenics, Evolution, featured, fraud, gene editing, genetic disease, genetic engineering, Genome, Genomics, GMO, health care, Human Evolution, media criticism, muscular dystrophy, On Science Blogs, Politics, pruning, Research, Science Magazine, united states, women
inPsychology cleans up its act, plus biohackers embrace gene editing, CRISPR, cyborgs
THE MESS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND OTHER SCIENCES TOO You’d think that the just-published Science paper, recounting a massive attempt at replication of 100 selected research projects published in the top psychology journals in 2008, would be cause for much beating … Continue reading
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