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by Simon Coghlan, Ph.D. and Kobi Leins, Ph.D.
Xenobots have been called “novel living machines” and “living robots”. A co-author of the paper that recently introduced xenobots, said:
… Full ArticleThey’re neither a traditional robot nor a known species of animal.
“Exploring ethical issues in TV medical dramas”
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
The Good Doctor (Season 3; Episode 11): Anesthesia and addiction; the limits of compassion; The Resident (Season 3; Episode 12): Dying (or not) on your own terms; Suing patients for medical debt; Chicago Med (Season 5; Episode 11): Quid pro quo—switched embryos, safe injection sites; surrogate withdrawal of life support
The Good Doctor (Season 3; Episode 11): Anesthesia and addiction; the limits of compassion
Carrie is a patient who arrives with a complicated leg fracture after falling while mountain biking.…
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by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
This week Las Vegas hosted the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) where tech companies can show off the devices they hope we will all be buying soon.…
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by Craig Klugman, Ph.D. and Keisha Ray, Ph.D.
The end of the year usually brings a media blitz of top ten lists for the year that is ending.…
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by Daniel W. Tigard, Ph.D.
I frequent a bakery in my neighborhood, every two or three days. I buy my bread—usually the same sort, but sometimes I switch things up.…
Full ArticleBiomedical/Medical Ethics A Genetic Dating App Is a Horrifying Thing That Shouldn’t Exist “The app is being developed by a team of geneticists led by George Church, who, in the same interview, defended accepting money for his lab donated by convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Church’s lab is most famous for its work on the gene-editing technology CRISPR/Cas9, […]
Full ArticleTechnology always seems to outrun ethics. But just because something can be done does not mean that it should be done. Usually this discussion is focused on the latest life-sustaining medical device, but with emergence of electronic medical records, a whole new set of problems have appeared Last month, Rob Copeland of The Wall Street Journal (behind pay wall) published a …
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Full ArticleBY CARISSA VÉLIZ This article was originally published in New Statesman America GETTY IMAGES / JUSTIN SULLIVAN People often give a personal explanation of whether they protect the privacy of their data. Those who don’t care much about privacy might say that they have nothing to hide. Those who do worry about it might say […]
Full ArticleBusiness Ethics Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $572 Million in Landmark Opioid Case In the first of many legal battles to determine responsibility for the opioid crises in the United States, pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay over half a billion dollars in damages by the state of Oklahoma. “Johnson & […]
Full ArticleBusiness Ethics Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $572 Million in Landmark Opioid Case In the first of many legal battles to determine responsibility for the opioid crises in the United States, pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay over half a billion dollars in damages by the state of Oklahoma. “Johnson & […]
Full ArticleWhen Thinking is Doing: Responsibility for BCI-Mediated Action
Brain-Computer Interfaces and the Philosophy of Action
To Be or Not To Be Involved in Neuroethics: An Entrepreneurial Perspective
Dimensions of Ethical Direct-to-Consumer Neurotechnologies
Direct-to-Consumer Neurotechnology: What Is It and What Is It for?
Ethical Perspectives on Neuromarketing: An Interview With Will Allred
Neuromarketing and AI—Powerful Together, but Needing Scrutiny
Ethical and Regulatory Considerations for Using Social Media Platforms to Locate and Track Research Participants
Innovative Practice, Clinical Research, and the Ethical Advancement of Medicine
In an interview with CBS This Morning, Clearview AI’s founder says it’s his right to collect photos for the facial recognition app.
Full ArticleDeals with Microsoft, IBM and Google reveal the power medical providers have in deciding how patients’ sensitive health data is shared.
Full ArticlePharmaceutical giants are hunting for ways to tap into the data from your smart watch, your sleep tracker, and your genetic tests.
Full ArticleA new genetic engineering technology could help eliminate malaria and stave off extinctions — if humanity decides to unleash it.
Full ArticleMeet Helen Obando, a shy 16-year-old who likes to dance when her body isn’t ravaged by the debilitating symptoms of sickle cell disease. After a lifetime of pain and potential permanent damage to her body, Helen had the opportunity to receive a breakthrough experimental treatment at Boston Children’s Hospital that would make her the youngest person in the U.S. to have her DNA reset in an attempt to cure her sickle cell disease.
Full ArticleAs the first clinical-trial results trickle in, researchers look ahead to more sophisticated medical applications for genome editing.
Full ArticleAs student demand for mental health services grows, and more colleges turn to digital platforms, experts say universities must begin to consider their role as stewards of sensitive student information and the consequences of encouraging or mandating these technologies.
Full ArticleArtificial intelligence is more accurate than doctors in diagnosing breast cancer from mammograms, a study in the journal Nature suggests.
Full ArticleHe Jiankui’s work was also carried out on a third infant, according to China’s state media, in a new disclosure that is likely to add to the global uproar over such experiments.
Full ArticleDiagnostic tests for Alzheimer’s disease are already here. But the results may raise as many questions as they answer.
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