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Science in the Biden White House: Eric Lander, Alondra Nelson, and the Legacy of Lewis Thomas
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Motivated Ignorance: A Challenge for Science Communication and Democracy
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayMany people are deeply interested in the political process and awash in relevant information., but nevertheless often grossly misinformed, holding confident but unfounded opinions at odds with widely accessible evidence The recent riot at Capitol Hill is just one illustration–albeit a horrifying one–of such misinformation and its potential consequences. The anti-vaccine movement is another example.Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Before We Turn to Digital Contact Tracing for Covid, Remember Surveillance in the Sixties
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayIs it unrealistic to believe that phone apps for digital Covid contact tracing can be designed and regulated in ways that prevent the information they collect from being misused? It's worth remembering surveillance of Vietnam War protesters and Martin Luther King Jr.Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Globalized Science in a Deglobalizing World
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Chinese Bioethicists: He Jiankui’s Crime is More than Illegal Medical Practice
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayProfessionals and the public in China first learned of the jail sentence of He Jiankui from the report of Xinhua News Agency. No information, including any interpretation, was provided by the Court. But the reported words of the sentence are so ambiguous as to leave room for different interpretations. We believe that the public has the right to know more than Xinhua News Agency reported.Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Citizen Science: Potential Benefits and Ethical Challenges
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayWhy do citizen science projects get started, and what are the ethical challenges facing them? These questions underlie “When Citizens Do Science: Stories from Labs, Garages, and Beyond,” published in Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics, which explores the world of science happening outside the ...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
He Jiankui’s Genetic Misadventure: Why Him? Why China?
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayThe birth of gene-edited twin girls was announced by a young Chinese scientist He Jiankui through one of four self-made promotional videos in English on YouTube (a website officially banned in China) on November 25. Three days later, at the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing held in ...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Wrongful Death Suits for Frozen Embryos: A Bad Idea
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayLast March, 4,000 frozen eggs and embryos were lost at University Hospitals Fertility Center in Cleveland when the temperature in cryogenic tanks spiked due to human error. Officials at University Hospitals have apologized repeatedly to the affected patients, and say that they are working to provide ...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Do You Want the Police Snooping in Your DNA?
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayIn late April, a suspect thought to be the Golden State Killer, a man who had eluded police for decades after committing a string of murders and rapes in Northern California and Orange County between 1976 and 1986, was identified on the basis of DNA evidence. Although we celebrate the dogged pursuit ...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
The Only PhD Scientist in Congress Speaks About Truth, Politics, and Human Flourishing
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayAt a time when facts are distorted, disregarded, and ignored in policy making and political discourse, the need in Washington for seekers and defenders of truth has perhaps never been greater. I discussed the state of affairs with Representative Bill Foster, a Democrat from Illinois who prides himsel...Read the Post