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GENETICS
Watson claims that there is a link between ethnicity and intelligence.
“It is our view that genome editing is not morally unacceptable in itself,” says report author.
Some bioethicists say Yes
Genetic tests can reveal dark secrets
Care could improve, but there are many sticky ethical issues
There are ethical concerns about business practices of genomics companies
Unfortunately, the answer seems to be No
A New York IVF clinic has been told by the FDA to stop marketing Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy.
Racial categories have long been used in genetics, though recently academics have been discouraging their use.
Will the have a chilling effect on programs to improve educational outcomes among disadvantaged populations?
It's roughly 50/50, say researchers.
“Our choices at the polling booth may not be as free or rational as we would like to believe”
“Sex offending is written in DNA of some men” in the headlines after publication of a Swedish study.
More evidence that articles about genetic determinism are positively correlated with provocative headlines.
Two American bioethicists have questioned the haste with which the United Kingdom is seeking to legalise mitochondrial transfer
What is the relationship between genetic predisposition and upbringing?
Is it possible to “cure” Down syndrome? Jeanne Lawrence, of the University Massachusetts Medical School, believes that it could happen some day.
With the increasing impact of evolutionary biology, deterministic explanations for human behavior are gaining more traction among scientists and in the media. One claim is that we are hardwired for violent conflict.
The National Institutes of Health has reached an agreement with the family of the late Henrietta Lacks
The UK government has decided that it will allow the creation of three-parent embryos to prevent the births of children with mitochondrial diseases.
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