March 5, 2025
(Science) – Risks and benefits of mirror life, AI, synthetic cells debated at anniversary of the landmark 1975 meeting Half a century ago, molecular biologists came together up the hill from the beach in a conference center—made up of exquisite … Read More
March 5, 2025
(New York Times) – The fellows had been let go as part of the push to cut federal probationary employees that caused thousands of scientists from the C.D.C. and other agencies to lose their jobs. The fellows had been let … Read More
March 4, 2025
(NBC News) – Scientists have been genetically engineering mice since the 1970s, but new technologies like CRISPR “make it a lot more efficient and easier.” Extinction is still forever, but scientists at the biotech company Colossal Biosciences are trying what they say … Read More
March 3, 2025
(Science) – Innovative trial designs aim to separate participant expectations from drug effects This “functional unblinding” is not unique to psychedelics, but it’s especially pronounced in this drug class. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expressed concern about … Read More
March 3, 2025
(Axios) – Former National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins unexpectedly retired on Friday, writing in a statement that employees of the government’s biomedical research institution “deserve the utmost respect and support of all Americans.” Why it matters: The noted … Read More
February 28, 2025
(Knowable Magazine) – Can genetically modified animals help ease the shortage of organs? After years of research into xenotransplantation, the field is at a turning point — yet risks and ethical issues remain. Over the past few years, a handful … Read More
February 25, 2025
(Gizmodo) – New research out this month showcases the ever-present danger posed by coronaviruses, the family of viruses that gave rise to the covid-19 pandemic. Scientists in China have reportedly found a new coronavirus in bats that may be capable … Read More
February 25, 2025
(Nature) – Armed with an influx of cash and public enthusiasm, researchers are looking to improve how ageing is measured. Mixed feelings of enthusiasm and apprehension were common among researchers who spoke to Nature about efforts to develop tests that … Read More
February 24, 2025
Nursing Ethics (vol. 32, no. 2, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
February 20, 2025
(The Verge) – The US wants to bring back domestic chipmaking. But America’s first generation of Silicon Valley factory workers endured unsafe manufacturing conditions and never got answers about kids born with birth defects. The Verge sought out legal documents and … Read More
February 19, 2025
(New York Times) – The Human Virome Program will analyze samples from thousands of volunteers in an effort to understand how viruses affect health. But healthy people are rife with viruses that don’t make us ill. Scientists estimate that tens … Read More
February 19, 2025
(Ars Technica) – Google Research is now angling to turn AI into a scientist—well, a “co-scientist.” The company has a new multi-agent AI system based on Gemini 2.0 aimed at biomedical researchers that can supposedly point the way toward new hypotheses and … Read More
February 19, 2025
BMC Medical Ethics has new articles available online. Articles include:
February 18, 2025
(Reuters via MSN) – U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend as part of a broader purge of the federal workforce, according to two sources with knowledge of the … Read More
February 17, 2025
(ProPublica) – The story of Zolgensma lays bare a confounding reality about modern drug development, in which revolutionary new treatments are becoming available only to be priced out of reach for many. It’s a story that upends commonly held conceptions … Read More
February 13, 2025
(CNBC) – Apple is deepening its investment in health-care research by launching a new, years long project called the Apple Health Study, the company announced Wednesday. The study will analyze how data from devices such as iPhones, AirPods and Apple … Read More
February 12, 2025
(The Hill) – A federal judge in Boston has ordered a temporary pause nationwide on plans by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to substantially reduce “indirect” research payments to universities, medical centers and other recipients. Judge Angel Kelley of … Read More
February 12, 2025
Nursing Ethics (vol. 32, no. 1, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
February 10, 2025
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 51, no. 2, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
February 7, 2025
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 392, no. 1, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
February 6, 2025
(New York Times) – The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care. When Ms. Zondi, 22, arrived at the clinic, she learned … Read More
February 5, 2025
(The New Yorker) – One of the most valuable substances in the world has never been replicated. Are we close? Blood is in high demand almost everywhere, but its seemingly endless complexity has confounded scientists for decades. (Read More)
February 4, 2025
(Nature) – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has mandated that all scientific manuscripts produced by its researchers that are under review at a journal be withdrawn so that certain language relating to gender can be stripped … Read More
February 4, 2025
(Nature) – Despite strong interest in using artificial intelligence to make research faster, easier and more accessible, researchers say they need more support to navigate its possibilities. The survey asked researchers how they are currently using generative AI tools — … Read More
February 4, 2025
(New York Times) – The fallout from the F.D.A.’s rejection of MDMA-assisted treatment for PTSD worries researchers and experts who fear other psychedelic drugs in the pipeline could be jeopardized. Dr. Devenot and six others presented themselves as experts in … Read More
