
A double-edged helix: The ethical consequences of widespread genetic screening
Marshall Gould discusses the potential ethical implications of genetic screening and how it may affect families, insurance, and the workplace.
Marshall Gould discusses the potential ethical implications of genetic screening and how it may affect families, insurance, and the workplace.
Amy Searle reports on recent updates in our understanding of animal consciousness and reflects on the ethical use of animals in research.
Edie Allden explores the artistic side of biochemistry and how ethics and access challenge the universality of BioArt.
Jen Jiang reports on a revolutionary gene editing therapy to treat beta-thalassaemia and sickle cell disease.
Yaroslava Bukhta examines ethical implications of academic boycotts, discussing the Russia-Ukraine war and giving a personal perspective.
Shivi Gupta explores the ethical dilemmas and scientific advancements associated with the Manhattan Project in nuclear physics.
Ashley Jackson examines the ethical and scientific implications of the HeLa cells sourced from Henrietta Lacks.
Adèle Bouyer reviews how a recent change in FDA regulation may herald a decline in animal testing, in the face of new alternative models.
Authored by Matthew J Lennon MD, Grant Rigney MSc, Zoltán Molnár MD, DPhil Self-experimentation has shaped the history of neurological research1, from Isaac Newton mapping out the visual distribution of the retina by inserting a needle into his eye socket, to Henry Head distinguishing between types of somatic sensation by transecting branches of his own…
‘Wild Things’ is the latest venture from The House of Improv. In this improvised comedy, the team address human interactions with an endangered animal which is conjured out of thin air by the audience. In the Tuesday performance, this animal was the creaky-tailed hippopotamus. Set in Creaky-Tailed Hippopotamus Town, the play followed the stories of…