Bioethics Forum Essay
On a Radioactive Pig and Pope Francis
“If you look through the red-tinted glass, you will see the radioactive pig,” said the director of animal laboratories at my university–let’s call her Susan–near the start of my tour...Bioethics Forum Essay
Rats Have Empathy, But What About the Scientists Who Experiment on Them?
Decades of experiments have shown that rats are smart individuals that feel pain and pleasure, care about one another, can read others’ emotions, and will help unfamiliar rats even at a cost...Read “Rats Have Empathy, But What About the Scientists Who Experiment on Them?”
Bioethics Forum Essay
As Chimp Research is Phased Out, Will Other Animal Research Decline?
The institution of animal experimentation is a house of cards, and a stiff wind is blowing at last. At a meeting last month about federal funding for science, former National...Read “As Chimp Research is Phased Out, Will Other Animal Research Decline?”
Bioethics Forum Essay
Good News for Chimpanzees in U.S. Labs
Two announcements today have changed the conversation about the use of chimpanzees in research. The first announcement came from an Institute of Medicine committee and its much-anticipated report on the necessity of chimpanzees in...Bioethics Forum Essay
Missing from NIH Primate Research Ethics Review: the Ethics
Scientists acknowledge biological, behavioral, and psychological similarities between human and nonhuman primates; hence their use as proxies in biomedical research. At the same time, primates are denied many ethical considerations...Read “Missing from NIH Primate Research Ethics Review: the Ethics”
Bioethics Forum Essay
Is it Ethical for Scientists to Create Nonhuman Primates with Brain Disorders?
In early 2016, Nature published a letter from a group of Chinese researchers reporting that they had created rhesus macaques with “autism-like” behaviors. The macaque was bred with a mutation...Read “Is it Ethical for Scientists to Create Nonhuman Primates with Brain Disorders?”
Hastings Center News
Should Gene-Edited Mice Be Released to Control Lyme Disease?
Hastings Center research scholar Carolyn P. Neuhaus participated in a panel discussion on Martha’s Vineyard on July 12 to discuss a proposal to release genetically modified mice to curb the...Read “Should Gene-Edited Mice Be Released to Control Lyme Disease?”
Hastings Center News
New Project: Could Human Cells “Humanize” Research Animals?
And what does “humanize” even mean? Those are among the questions being explored in a new Hastings Center project, funded by the National Institutes of Health, on the ethical oversight...Read “New Project: Could Human Cells “Humanize” Research Animals?”
Bioethics Forum Essay
Primates in Medical Research: A Matter of Convenience, not Sound Science
What are the current and future potential uses of nonhuman primates in research? The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is examining this question.Read “Primates in Medical Research: A Matter of Convenience, not Sound Science”
Hastings Center News
Special Report Calls for Improved Oversight On “Chimeric” Human-Animal Research
A new report on the ethics of crossing species boundaries by inserting human cells into (nonhuman) animals for research purposes–research surrounded by debate–makes recommendations clarifying the ethical issues and calling...Read “Special Report Calls for Improved Oversight On “Chimeric” Human-Animal Research”
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Should We Change “Chimeric” Human-Animal Research?
January 10, 2023 SPECIAL REPORT: Creating Chimeric Animals: Seeking Clarity on Ethics and Oversight TRANSCRIPT: Should We Change “Chimeric” Human-Animal Research? Crossing species boundaries by inserting human cells into (nonhuman)...
