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- Bioethics Workshop for Secondary School Teachers Examines the Ethics of Human Gene Editing
Posted on October 30, 2018
Today’s young people will inevitably grapple with decisions about emerging biotechnologies, such as whether new gene editing technologies should be used to choose the traits of their children or enhance... - Dan W. Brock Named 2018 Beecher Award Recipient
Posted on October 22, 2018
Dan W. Brock has been named the recipient of The Hastings Center’s 2018 Henry Knowles Beecher Award. Throughout his career, Dr. Brock, the Francis Glessner Lee Emeritus Professor of Medical... - New Project: Could Human Cells “Humanize” Research Animals?
Posted on October 10, 2018
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... - New Hastings Conversations Podcast: Should We Genetically Enhance Human Beings?
Posted on October 2, 2018
It has long been an ethical line not to be crossed: genetically enhancing humans – making us faster, smarter, or even kinder – in a way that is passed down... - Announcing Ethics & Human Research
Posted on October 1, 2018
The Hastings Center is announcing an exciting new direction for its journal on research ethics. Beginning with the January-February 2019 issue, the Center will launch Ethics & Human Research (E&HR),... - Debating Modern Medical Technologies: The Politics of Safety, Effectiveness, and Patient Access
Posted on September 26, 2018
Does a new medicine or diagnostic test work? Is it safe? Should the government approve it and insurers pay for it? The answers are not as straightforward as they may...
