A team in the U.S. is said to have safely and effectively altered human embryos. The news is a reminder that citizens must be consulted on developments potentially affecting the future of the species.
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The news may have come as a surprise, but it probably shouldn’t have. A bioethics expert walks through how big a deal this announcement is – and what we should be considering now.
A new evolutionary perspective on what’s been a medical paradox: Why does the body use inflammation to regulate aspects of pregnancy when inflammation is also a big threat to pregnancy?
Stem-cell scientists have to work within many limitations placed on their research. One of these is the 14-day rule that outlaws research on pure human embryos over two weeks old.
While gene editing offers the exciting potential for disease therapies, using it on human embryos opens up a can of worms.
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Distinguished Research Professor, Emerita, Dalhousie University
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Professor - Emerging Technologies (Stem Cells) at The University of Melbourne and Group Leader - Stem Cell Ethics & Policy at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Auburn University
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Lecturer, Macquarie University
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Geneticist and Group Leader, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University
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Research Group Head, Germ Cell Development and Epigenetics, Hudson Institute
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Professor of Philosophy and Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin
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Lecturer, Law, Western Sydney University
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Postdoctoral Researcher of Evolutionary Biology, University of Pennsylvania
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Professor, Communication and Media Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Theme Director, Cell Biology, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Law Dean; Professor of Law; and Professor of Bioethics & Public Health, Case Western Reserve University
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Political Scientist, RAND
