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May 19, 2023

How I Helped Pfizer Think Through the Ethics of Viagra 25 Years Ago

(STAT News) – Late in 1997, about six months before the FDA approved Viagra, I got a call from the head of the Pfizer Viagra team asking whether I might be interested in doing a consultation for them. He explained … Read More

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May 16, 2023

Amy Silverstein, Who Chronicled a Life of Three Hearts, Dies at 59

(New York Times) – Amy Silverstein, a celebrated writer whose two memoirs, including “Sick Girl,” from 2007, recounted her grueling yet joyous odyssey through a life that required two heart transplants, died on May 5. She was 59. Her husband, … Read More

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May 16, 2023

Prominent Foe of Female Circumcision Wins Prestigious $1.4 Million Templeton Prize

(Associated Press) – Edna Adan Ismail, a nurse-midwife, hospital founder, and health care advocate who for decades has combated female circumcision and strived to improve women’s health care in East Africa, was named Tuesday as winner of the 2023 Templeton … Read More

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May 4, 2023

Yuval Noah Harari Argues That AI Has Hacked the Operating System of Human Civilization

(The Economist) – FEARS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) have haunted humanity since the very beginning of the computer age. Hitherto these fears focused on machines using physical means to kill, enslave or replace people. But over the past couple of … Read More

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May 3, 2023

For Eli Lilly’s Head Scientist, Alzheimer’s Results Cap a 25-Year Scientific Quest

(STAT News) – “I’ve been pursuing the same enemy for 25 years,” Skovronsky, now head of research at Eli Lilly, said at the STAT Breakthrough Summit in San Francisco on Wednesday. Skovronsky and his employer, which has spent decades trying … Read More

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April 11, 2023

‘Better Drugs, Better Health’: A Human Genome Pioneer Talks About the Future of Genetics

(Gizmodo) – Twenty years ago, the Human Genome Project officially wrapped up. It was a feat of collaborative science that took 13 years—from 1990 to 2003—and involved researchers from around the globe. In honor of the anniversary, I spoke with … Read More

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April 3, 2023

The Contradictions of Sam Altman, AI Crusader

(Wall Street Journal) – This success has come as part of a delicate balancing act. Mr. Altman said he fears what could happen if AI is rolled out into society recklessly. He co-founded OpenAI eight years ago as a research … Read More

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March 6, 2023

US Disability Rights Activist Judy Jeumann Dies Aged 75

(BBC) – Judy Heumann, a renowned advocate for the rights of disabled people, has died at the age of 75. Heumann was an internationally recognised leader of the disability rights movement whose activism led to the implementation of major legislation … Read More

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February 28, 2023

For Man Behind Gene-Edited Babies, a Rocky Return to Science

(Associated Press) – Five years ago, scientist He Jiankui shocked his peers and the world with claims that he created the first genetically edited babies. Now, after serving three years in a Chinese prison for practicing medicine without a license, … Read More

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February 21, 2023

Paul Berg, Nobel-Winning Pioneer of Genetic Engineering, Is Dead at 96

(New York Times) – Paul Berg, a Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who ushered in the era of genetic engineering in 1971 by successfully combining DNA from two different organisms, died on Wednesday at his home on the Stanford University campus in … Read More

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