September 10, 2024

How to Support Indigenous Peoples on Biodiversity: Be Rigorous with Data

(Nature) – Questions surrounding an often-repeated statistic about Indigenous Peoples and biodiversity show that researchers should take more care when sourcing facts. For at least two decades, scientists, policymakers and journals, including Nature, have cited a statistic without determining its … Read More



 
 

August 16, 2024

Editing Fetal Genomes Is on the Horizon ? a Medical Anthropologist Explains Why Ethical Discussions with the Target Communities Should Happen Sooner Rather Than Later

(The Conversation) – I’m a medical anthropologist and bioethicist who studies the values and experiences driving prenatal gene therapy developments, including genome editing. Human prenatal genome editing has not happened yet – as far as we know. Prenatal genome editing … Read More