Medical Regs & Ethics
Are we ready to genetically modify humans to eliminate heritable diseases?
The application of transgenic technology to medicine is rarely discussed. Much of the reason, I think, is that many people ...
Researchers look into animal genomes in search of causes of human diseases
Precision medicine still struggles with a basic problem: understanding how genomic context can amplify or mute the effects of isolated mutations ...
Do men and women experience pain the same way?
Do women and men experience chronic pain differently? A new study suggests there may be sex differences when it comes ...
Chimera alert? Myths and facts of human-non-human animal hybrids in medicine
Science is making leaps and bounds creating part human and part non-human animal tissues and organs. The applications are medical, ...
Teen boy checklist: Graduate high school, freeze sperm, go to college
A UK bioethicist urges young men to freeze sperm so their kids won’t run a higher risk of inheriting genetic ...
Congress debates blocking federal support for embryonic genome editing, introducing religious oversight
The U.S. House of Representatives is wading into the debate over whether human embryos should be modified to introduce heritable ...
Split over human germline modification illustrates idealogical divide between Chinese and Western science
China is spending hundreds of billions of dollars annually in an effort to become a leader in biomedical research, building scores ...
iPhone app employed to study specific health needs of LGBT community
We don't know as much as we'd like about the role sexual orientation and gender identity play in health and ...
Flood of federal insurance money leads to growing fraud among some DNA testing firms
Dr. Scott Wilson often participated in medical studies, so the one being proposed by the New Orleans laboratory Renaissance RX ...
Human ‘organs-on-chips’ could accelerate personalized medicine, eliminate animal testing
Tiny tubes emerge from a small transparent block, pumping imperceptible amounts of fluid and air to and fro. It looks ...
How will farmers keep up with growing demand for ‘antibiotic-free’ and ‘cage-free’ animal products?
Though Chipotle Mexican Grill started as a big-as-your-head burrito chain, today its media coverage usually focuses its "morals" rather than ...
Ethical and regulatory reflections on CRISPR gene editing revolution
Only three years ago, scientists from the United States and Sweden invented a technology that is literally upending our view ...
Despite continuing mainstream popularity, ‘Grain Brain’ author finds little support from medical experts
In recent months, the media has become increasingly impatient with high-profile health advocates who dispense unsubstantiated medical advice. Among the ...
Should men consider sperm-freezing to prevent age-related genetic mutations?
Younger men should consider freezing their sperm to avoid their children having genetic disorders if they choose to have them ...
Headlines tout Jurassic World in offing but scientists, journalists separate fact from fiction
A real-life "Jurassic World" with genetically engineered dinosaurs is an enthralling or frightening scenario — depending upon your perspective — ...
Asthma and Atopic March Syndrome caused by GMOs? Science says ‘No’
Anti-GMO activists have lumped together a lot of allergic reactions into a syndrome caused by GMOs. Asthma shows how wrong ...
Bacteria engineered to sniff out tumors could help cancer diagnosis
Probiotics are hot. Bacteria that we consume in foods like yogurt, miso and pickles can help our gut microbiomes stay happy ...
Pill that preserves youthfulness proposed for approval to fight age-related diseases
Doctors and scientists want drug regulators and research funding agencies to consider medicines that delay ageing-related disease as legitimate drugs ...
Will genetic cyber-athletes come to dominate sports?
The era of the über-athlete may be nearer than most people think, and it will spark fierce ethical debates. The ...
National Academy forum challenges anti-GMO claim that DNA in food ‘invades’ bloodstream
Can science self-correct to protect against sloppy or politicized research? Scientist Mary Mangan discusses the controversy over a study that ...
Frederick P. Li, scientist who helped prove genetic link to cancer risk, dies
Dr. Frederick P. Li, who helped prove to a doubting medical establishment that heredity and genetics play a major role in some ...
Plant geneticist Pamela Ronald on why organic farming can benefit from advanced genetics
Pamela Ronald is a professor at the Department of Plant Pathology and the Genome Center at UC Davis. Ronald is also the ...
Transhumanist dilemma: Should we be allowed unlimited access to our own genetic information?
Up until recently, those in the technology industry and those conducting genomic research would have been considered strange bedfellows. But ...
MERS arrival in yet another country raises concerns about global preparedness
A respiratory virus that originates in the Middle East and has been hopscotching the globe for three years has landed in ...
Newsmax unmasked: How scare stories are manufactured by right wing anti-GMO activists
Anti-GMO propaganda production usually emerges from leftist environmental and activist groups. But they have no peer in the pseudo-science emanating ...
Is routine Down syndrome screening a social justice issue?
Upon delivering my first child 11 years ago, I heard the words “Down syndrome,” and my world collapsed. Visions of ...
Mini ‘placenta-on-a-chip’ gives closer look at mysterious organ
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have created a “placenta-on-a-chip,” a miniature device that uses actual human cells to ...
