tag:blog.bioethics.net,2008://1 2008-05-08T04:44:54Z a Nature Top 50 science blog from The American Journal of Bioethics Movable Type 3.34 tag:blog.bioethics.net,2008://1.1942 2008-05-08T04:38:22Z 2008-05-08T04:44:54Z

Over at MSNBC, Art writes that a recent recommendation for medical schools to ban free stuff from industry is on target: The American Association of Medical Colleges recently released a long-awaited report recommending that pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers...

Over at MSNBC, Art writes that a recent recommendation for medical schools to ban free stuff from industry is on target: The American Association of Medical Colleges recently released a long-awaited report recommending that pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers... tag:blog.bioethics.net,2008://1.1941 2008-05-07T20:51:12Z 2008-05-07T21:08:35Z

By Ricki Lewis Move over Craig Venter and James Watson, the latest celebrity to have her genome sequenced is Glennie, a member of Ornithorhynchus anatinus. She hails from New South Wales, Australia. When the planners of the human genome project...

By Ricki Lewis Move over Craig Venter and James Watson, the latest celebrity to have her genome sequenced is Glennie, a member of Ornithorhynchus anatinus. She hails from New South Wales, Australia. When the planners of the human genome project... tag:blog.bioethics.net,2008://1.1940 2008-05-07T04:59:30Z 2008-05-07T05:02:52Z

Today's Science Times included an interesting story about work toward classifying diseases by their genetic underpinnings. There are bunch of interesting angles to this idea, but one in particular stood out for me: as we gain greater insight into the...

Today's Science Times included an interesting story about work toward classifying diseases by their genetic underpinnings. There are bunch of interesting angles to this idea, but one in particular stood out for me: as we gain greater insight into the... tag:blog.bioethics.net,2008://1.1939 2008-05-06T05:30:58Z 2008-05-06T05:32:32Z

Here are the most popular Bioethics News items from last week based on average clicks per day: 1. House passes GINA (NYT) The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act passed on a 414-1 vote. President Bush has said he would sign the...

Here are the most popular Bioethics News items from last week based on average clicks per day: 1. House passes GINA (NYT) The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act passed on a 414-1 vote. President Bush has said he would sign the... tag:blog.bioethics.net,2008://1.1938 2008-05-05T03:20:57Z 2008-05-05T03:22:45Z

When surrogacy comes up in the media, it's usually within the context of a story about celebrities, outsourced wombs, court cases or comedy. But this past weekend, the Washington Post had the story of a surrogacy gone absolutely, positively... normal....

When surrogacy comes up in the media, it's usually within the context of a story about celebrities, outsourced wombs, court cases or comedy. But this past weekend, the Washington Post had the story of a surrogacy gone absolutely, positively... normal.... tag:blog.bioethics.net,2008://1.1937 2008-05-02T05:58:18Z 2008-05-02T06:03:38Z

PETA recently announced it would award $1 million to the first person who develops commercially viable in vitro chicken meat during the next four years. They've set the bar pretty high -- the meat has to have "a taste...

PETA recently announced it would award $1 million to the first person who develops commercially viable in vitro chicken meat during the next four years. They've set the bar pretty high -- the meat has to have "a taste... tag:blog.bioethics.net,2008://1.1936 2008-05-02T05:12:54Z 2008-05-02T05:15:35Z

Two recent items that probably don't mean a whole lot, but might be interesting in a bioethics-in-pop-culture kind of way: + Oprah's interview with the pregnant transsexual man scored big ratings. + And Tina Fey's surrogacy comedy Baby Mama easily...

Two recent items that probably don't mean a whole lot, but might be interesting in a bioethics-in-pop-culture kind of way: + Oprah's interview with the pregnant transsexual man scored big ratings. + And Tina Fey's surrogacy comedy Baby Mama easily... tag:blog.bioethics.net,2008://1.1935 2008-04-30T03:55:19Z 2008-04-30T04:07:42Z

By Stuart Rennie And the girl behind the counter has a tattooed tear One for every year he's away she said Such a crumbling beauty, Ach there's nothing wrong with her That a hundred dollars won't fix Those are lyrics...

By Stuart Rennie And the girl behind the counter has a tattooed tear One for every year he's away she said Such a crumbling beauty, Ach there's nothing wrong with her That a hundred dollars won't fix Those are lyrics... tag:blog.bioethics.net,2008://1.1934 2008-04-29T05:50:29Z 2008-04-29T05:52:11Z

Here are the most popular Bioethics News items from last week based on average clicks per day: 1. "Untouchable" woman dies after being denied treatment (AFP) An Indian woman died after giving birth when several doctors refused to touch her...

Here are the most popular Bioethics News items from last week based on average clicks per day: 1. "Untouchable" woman dies after being denied treatment (AFP) An Indian woman died after giving birth when several doctors refused to touch her... tag:blog.bioethics.net,2008://1.1933 2008-04-28T04:07:25Z 2008-04-28T04:11:48Z

Over at MSNBC, Art writes that concerns over research into life extension are overblown: Is it right to want to try to live forever? This ethical question is being kicked around quite a bit these days. As the science of...

Over at MSNBC, Art writes that concerns over research into life extension are overblown: Is it right to want to try to live forever? This ethical question is being kicked around quite a bit these days. As the science of... tag:blog.bioethics.net,2008://1.1932 2008-04-24T06:09:34Z 2008-04-24T06:14:40Z

By Ricki Lewis The human genetics community is eagerly awaiting imminent passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act in the Senate. The law, in the works since 1995, prohibits health insurance companies and employers from using private genetic information in...

By Ricki Lewis The human genetics community is eagerly awaiting imminent passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act in the Senate. The law, in the works since 1995, prohibits health insurance companies and employers from using private genetic information in... tag:blog.bioethics.net,2008://1.1931 2008-04-23T03:09:09Z 2008-04-23T03:10:47Z

Writing in the Washington Post this week, David Shaywitz highlights some of the unintended consequences of the newer mass-scale approaches to studying genes: A pioneer of this era, MIT geneticist Eric Lander, speaks eloquently of the "global view of biology,"...

Writing in the Washington Post this week, David Shaywitz highlights some of the unintended consequences of the newer mass-scale approaches to studying genes: A pioneer of this era, MIT geneticist Eric Lander, speaks eloquently of the "global view of biology,"... tag:blog.bioethics.net,2008://1.1930 2008-04-23T02:48:06Z 2008-04-23T02:55:01Z

A trio of recent dots from the news stream that practically yell out to be connected: + The UN reported this week that rising food prices are pushing 100 million people even deeper into hunger. In response, Gordon Brown called...

A trio of recent dots from the news stream that practically yell out to be connected: + The UN reported this week that rising food prices are pushing 100 million people even deeper into hunger. In response, Gordon Brown called... tag:blog.bioethics.net,2008://1.1929 2008-04-22T01:47:49Z 2008-04-22T01:53:49Z

Over at MSNBC, Art writes that Ben Stein's intelligent design documentary is not just bad -- it's immoral: Rarely has a movie subtitle so capably assessed a movie’s content as does "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed." There is not a...

Over at MSNBC, Art writes that Ben Stein's intelligent design documentary is not just bad -- it's immoral: Rarely has a movie subtitle so capably assessed a movie’s content as does "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed." There is not a... tag:blog.bioethics.net,2008://1.1928 2008-04-21T05:25:03Z 2008-04-21T05:27:04Z

Here are the most popular Bioethics News items from last week based on average clicks per day: 1. Formula could aid preemie decisions (New York Times) The formula is based on a study published in NEJM that looked at which...

Here are the most popular Bioethics News items from last week based on average clicks per day: 1. Formula could aid preemie decisions (New York Times) The formula is based on a study published in NEJM that looked at which...