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Bioethics
From global DNA screening standards to safeguards for benchtop synthesizers and AI tools, a new biosecurity playbook is taking shape.
It's time to write the human genome, argues microbiologist Andrew Hessel.
Each of these stories rests on a foundation of great ideas that will scare you to death and make you think.
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“Even if there are beliefs that we hold that are true, if we prevent people
challenging those beliefs, we will lose our understanding of why they're true.”
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“It’s not about being perfect. It’s about reducing suffering where we can, and right now, we’re choosing not to.”
Around the world, biofuels, so-called green energy sources, are waving major red flags.
As creatures and machines meld together in increasingly advanced forms, ethicists are starting to take note.
The acceptance of death is deeply embedded in our culture; it's time to overthrow that idea.
The preservation and celebration of life, and not greed, should be our primary decision-making value.
Britain is profiling the genes, health and lifestyles of its citizens and handing the results to scientists across the world.
Ethicist and doctor Simon Whitney argues that society's overly cautious approach to medical research is blocking breakthroughs.
Learn to spot the scientists who are searching for the truth rather than money, ego, or fame.
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Forget AI. Gene editing is still our most powerful — and dangerous — technology.
Some scientists think brain organoids could develop a form of consciousness. Others say that's science fiction.
The new documentary “Make People Better” leans toward a different narrative about gene-editing than we've heard before.
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CRISPR’s gene drive can defy evolution. Here’s how, explained by Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna.
John Templeton Foundation
Synthetic biology has the power to cure and kill. Have we learned from our past mistakes?
An interview with CRISPR co-discoverer and Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Jennifer Doudna.
John Templeton Foundation
It’s not a huge leap to imagine we could target the biological processes that mediate our behaviours.
More than 20% Americans live in a state with access to a medically assisted death.
Suppose that fetuses are persons. Since pregnant people are too, how should conflicts between them be settled?
Science has come a long way since Mary Shelley penned "Frankenstein." But we still grapple with the same questions.
Every year, scientists like George Church get better at editing the genomes of human beings. But will genome editing help or hurt us?
A mouthwash solution containing ferumoxytol and a dye could treat, prevent, and diagnose tooth decay, according to UPenn researchers.