September 26, 2024
(MIT Technology Review) – In the decade-long fight to control CRISPR, the super-tool for modifying DNA, it’s been common for lawyers to try to overturn patents held by competitors by pointing out errors or inconsistencies. But now, in a surprise … Read More
September 25, 2024
(Nature) – A team of scientist–sleuths has flagged data-integrity concerns in 130 studies authored by the same biomedical researcher, a specialist in women’s health and gynaecology, and his colleagues. The sleuths published their findings in a peer-reviewed paper earlier this … Read More
September 25, 2024
Bioethics (vol. 38, no. 8, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
September 20, 2024
Developing World Bioethics (vol. 24, no. 3, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
September 17, 2024
(NBC News) – The University of North Texas Health Science Center built a flourishing business using hundreds of unclaimed corpses. It suspended the program after NBC News exposed failures to treat the dead and their families with respect. A Swedish … Read More
September 17, 2024
(Tech Crunch) – Neuralink, the Elon Musk-owned brain-computer interface company, on Tuesday received “breakthrough device” clearance from the FDA. But this does not mean the outfit has developed a cure for blindness, no matter what Musk might say. The breakthrough … Read More
September 16, 2024
(Wired) – Neuralink rival Synchron is connecting its brain–computer interface with consumer technologies to allow people with paralysis more functionality. Mark, a 64-year-old with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, uses Amazon Alexa all the time using his voice. But now, … Read More
September 16, 2024
European Journal of Human Genetics (vol. 32, no. 9, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
September 11, 2024
Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics (vol. 45, no. 5, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
September 10, 2024
(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
September 9, 2024
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 50, no. 9, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
September 5, 2024
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 391, no. 5, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
September 4, 2024
Journal of Medical Humanities (vol. 45, no 3, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
September 3, 2024
(NBC News) – Four people have received hearts or kidneys from pigs. Some of their relatives recount a roller coaster of hope and uncertainty. Three other patients have followed in Bennett Sr.’s footsteps and received pig organs, most recently a … Read More
September 3, 2024
(CNN) – The National Institutes of Health said Friday that it is stopping its research of what’s commonly known as Havana syndrome, a mysterious illness experienced by a number of spies, soldiers and diplomats who have reported sudden debilitating symptoms … Read More
September 2, 2024
(Nature) – Science has a history of exploitation and extraction. Microbiologists have the chance to take a different approach. Around the time the study was published, Crittenden found herself sitting with a Hadza friend on a blanket under the shade … Read More
September 2, 2024
(The New Yorker) – The A.I. revolution is coming to a pharmacy near you. Bacteria produce numerous molecules that could become medicines, but most of them aren’t easily identified or synthesized with the technology that exists today. A small percentage … Read More
August 30, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Four years ago, a team of researchers led by a heavyweight in the field of microbiology made a stunning claim: Cancers have unique microbial signatures that could one day allow tumors to be diagnosed with a … Read More
August 28, 2024
(Nature)- Data from giant project show how withdrawn research propagates through the literature. In January, a review paper about ways to detect human illnesses by examining the eye appeared in a conference proceedings published by the Institute of Electrical and … Read More
August 28, 2024
(The Atlantic) – Researchers who worried about AI risk had been treated as pariahs in elite circles. Suddenly, they were able to get their case across to the masses, Toner said. They were invited onto serious news shows and popular … Read More
August 28, 2024
Nursing Ethics (vol. 31, no. 4, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
August 27, 2024
(Vox) – Unfortunately, fraud and misconduct in the scientific community isn’t nearly as rare as one might like to believe. We also know that the consequences of being caught are frequently underwhelming. It can take years to get a bad … Read More
August 26, 2024
(ABC News) – Not many people know the world’s first detonation of an atomic bomb was on U.S. soil Ash from the Trinity Test rained down for days. Children played in it, thinking it was snow. It covered fresh laundry … Read More
August 22, 2024
(New York Times) – A survey revealed similarities between these two altered states of consciousness. One person felt a sensation of “slowly floating into the air” as images flashed around. Another recalled “the most profound sense of love and peace,” … Read More
August 22, 2024
(Wired) – Letting programs learn through “open-ended” experimentation may unlock remarkable new capabilities, as well as new risks. At first glance, a recent batch of research papers produced by a prominent artificial intelligence lab at the University of British Columbia … Read More
