Tag: research
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August 9, 2011
Icarus’ Folly: On the Need to Steward Neuroscientific Information…”Out of the Lab and into the Public Sphere”
The employment of basic neuroscientific research (what are known in government parlance as “6.1 Level” studies) in translational development (so-called “6.2 Level” work) and test and evaluation applications (“6.3 Level” uses) is not always ...June 6, 2011
The (In)Justice of Cancer Treatment
It is striking the juxtaposition of the two major headlines today regarding cancer treatment:
September 13, 2010
Guinea-Pigging: It's Not A Real Word, But It's A Real-World Phenomenon
Watch to see the story of “The Life of a Professional Guinea Pig” courtesy of TIME.
Spencer, or as I would describe him a walking human pin cushion (shown below), tells his story of being a healthy volunteer for Phase I research.…
August 4, 2010
Could (or Should) Bioethicists Prevent These 14 Inevitable Scientific Breakthroughs from Changing The World?
For just a little levity on a Wednesday, click on this link at Cracked.com to see their reader’s picks for the 14 Inevitable Scientific Breakthroughs The World Will Regret!…
February 4, 2010
Caplan: Zealot's Bad Study Leads Autism Community Astray for A Decade
As Arthur Caplan tells us in this week’s MSNBC column, one bad study and a zealot’s pursuit of a theory can lead an entire movement and entire generation of parents astray.…
January 25, 2010
"Extraordinary Messiness"
Hollywood has taken up orphan diseases before–remember “Lorenzo’s Oil”? And bioethics movies generally have been increasingly common, even just in the last year.…
October 14, 2009
Is Nanotechnology the Key to Happiness?
Nanotechnology has been called a great many things–the great leveler, the panacea to all that ails the world, the technology that will allow us to solve all of our problems from world hunger to pollution.…
October 6, 2009
Nonsense. It's Good For You.
Who knew that “The Ministry of Silly Walks” and other such absurdities could actually strengthen our brains? Yes, it’s true.…
September 14, 2009
Something to Say about Personal Genomics? Here's Your Chance.
Hat tip to the Business Ethics blog for letting us know about a new research study on personal genomics, privacy and consent currently underway being conducted online from researchers at at University of British Columbia, Saint Mary’s University, & Ryerson University.…
June 25, 2009
Follow-up on The Wild West of Nanotechnology
Today, The Scientist has revealed more about the scandal involving nanoscientist Chiming Wei which was first written about here on bioethics.net.…