December 19, 2017
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 43, no. 10, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Ethics of Patient Activation: Exploring Its Relation to Personal Responsibility, Autonomy and Health Disparities” by Sophia H Gibert, David DeGrazia, and Marion Danis “Family … Read More
December 15, 2017
Ethics & Medicine (vol. 32, no. 3, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include “The Robot Will See You Now: Can Medical Technology Be Professional?” by William P. Cheshire “What is the Role of the Church When a … Read More
December 15, 2017
Bioethics (vol. 31, no. 8, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “IAB Presidential Address: ‘Searching for Justice’” by Angela Ballantyne “Public Health Agencies’ Obligations and the Case of Zika” by Florencia Luna “Fertility, Immigration, and the Fight … Read More
December 6, 2017
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (vol. 14, no. 3, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Stretching the Boundaries of Parental Responsibility and New Legal Guidelines for Determination of Brain Death” by Bernadette Richards and Thaddeus Mason Pope “Futile Treatment—A Review” by Lenko Šari?, … Read More
December 4, 2017
(Gizmodo) – After the initial warning, Gizmodo reached out to the FDA for clarity on how it might affect the biohacking community. For one, the agency, made clear, it’s not just CRISPR: “Gene editing in humans by any method would … Read More
December 4, 2017
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 43, no. 9, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Ethics Liaison Program: Building a Moral Community” by Sarah R Bates et al. “Organ Donation After Medical Assistance in Dying or Cessation of … Read More
December 4, 2017
Neuroethics (vol. 10, no. 3, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Deep Brain Stimulation Through the “Lens of Agency”: Clarifying Threats to Personal Identity from Neurological Intervention” by Eliza Goddard “From ‘Hard’ Neuro-Tools to ‘Soft’ Neuro-Toys? Refocussing the … Read More
December 1, 2017
Zygon Journal of Religion and Science (vol. 52, no. 3, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Transhumanism, Theological Anthropology, and Modern Biological Taxonomy” by Travis Dumsday “A Contribution to the Debate on Science and Faith by Christian … Read More
December 1, 2017
Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy (vol. 20, no. 1, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Bioenhancement of Morality” by Bert Gordijn and Henk ten Have “Compulsory Administration of Oxytocin Does Not Result in Genuine Moral Enhancement” by Vojin … Read More
November 27, 2017
(Boston Business Journal) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a stern warning against the use of “do it yourself” gene therapy kits, pushing back against a nascent “biohacker” movement that seeks to make experimental medicines and technologies … Read More
November 21, 2017
(CBS News) – Iron Man suits might not yet be commonplace, but companies from Ford (F) to Lowe’s (LOW) are testing new mechanical exoskeletons to enhance — and extend — human strength. Earlier this month, Ford said it was testing four models of exoskeletal arms … Read More
November 9, 2017
(Quartz) – The life-extension methods that Silicon Valley visionaries are pumping millions of dollars into will, by definition, be prohibitively expensive. Cryogenics, for example, can range in price from the $28,000 price tag of smaller firms to the $200,000 charged … Read More
November 9, 2017
Journal of Academic Ethics (vol. 15, no. 3, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Academic Doping: Institutional Policies Regarding Nonmedical use of Prescription Stimulants in U.S. Higher Education” by Ross Aikins, Xiaoxue Zhang, and Sean Esteban McCabe
November 9, 2017
NanoEthics (vol. 11, no. 2, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Reflection as a Deliberative and Distributed Practice: Assessing Neuro-Enhancement Technologies via Mutual Learning Exercises (MLEs)” by Hub Zwart et al. “Nanoethics, Science Communication, and a Fourth Model for … Read More
November 8, 2017
Bioethics (vol. 31, no. 7, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Wrongness, Responsibility, and Conscientious Refusals in Health Care” by Alida Liberman ‘You Are Inferior!’ Revisiting the Expressivist Argument” by Bjørn Hofmann A Pragmatic Analysis of Vulnerability … Read More
November 1, 2017
(MIT Technology Review) – IVF clinics already test the DNA of embryos to spot rare diseases, like cystic fibrosis, caused by defects in a single gene. But these “preimplantation” tests are poised for a dramatic leap forward as it becomes … Read More
October 30, 2017
(The Guardian) – Earlier this year I went to an event in Austin, Texas, billed as a sneak preview of the evolution of our species. The #Bdyhax Conference, which took place in a downtown exhibition complex, promised a front-row insight … Read More
October 18, 2017
(Salon) – Humans have long dreamed of living forever, and as life expectancy has increased throughout the past century, it seemed as if immortality— or at least, unprecedented longevity — were within grasp. Yet a new study has, yet again, … Read More
October 17, 2017
The New Bioethics (vol. 23, no. 2, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Sperm Donation and the Right to Privacy” by Oliver Hallich “Kinship Identities in the Context of UK Maternal Spindle Transfer and Pronuclear Transfer Legislation” by … Read More
October 11, 2017
Bioethics (vol. 31, no. 5, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Can Neuroscience Contribute to Practical Ethics? A Critical Review and Discussion of the Methodological and Translational Challenges of the Neuroscience of Ethics” by Eric Racine et … Read More
October 10, 2017
(New Scientist) – The battle between sports cheats and testers is poised to enter a whole new arena. The World Anti-Doping Agency has extended its 2003 ban on “gene doping” to include all forms of gene editing – but it … Read More
October 2, 2017
(The Guardian) – Anthony Levandowski, who is at the center of a legal battle between Uber and Google’s Waymo, has established a nonprofit religious corporation called Way of the Future, according to state filings first uncovered by Wired’s Backchannel. Way … Read More
September 29, 2017
(Sports Illustrated) – This hope carries widespread implications into the sports world. Fewer surgeries. Faster recovery times. Football and basketball players who return to action after torn ACLs in three to four months. Teams that harvest and bank stem cells … Read More
September 29, 2017
The Journal of Medicine & Philosophy (vol. 42, no. 3, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Bioethics and Transhumanism” by Allen Porter “Personhood and Natural Kinds: Why Cognitive Status Need Not Affect Moral Status” by Joseph Vukov … Read More
September 11, 2017
(BBC) – The rather more futuristic-sounding concept of transhumanism – the idea that every human should have the right to enhance themselves beyond the so-called “norm” through science and technology – was the subject under scrutiny at a debate this … Read More
