bioethics
Here's How New York Hospitals Could Decide Who Gets a Ventilator — and Who Doesn't
VICE News spoke with Dr. Tia Powell, a physician and bioethicist who helped write the guidelines.
The Bioethics Film Festival Wants Scientists to Heed the Warnings of Science-Fiction
The Penn Bioethics Film fest is trying to start a public dialog about the real scientific issues that appear in films such as 'Ex Machina,' and 'Her.'
Scientists Argue the US Ban on Human Gene Editing Will Leave It Behind
After a ban on germline editing, researchers say the US 'is ceding its leadership in this arena to other nations.'
Dolly the Sheep Clones Are Ageing Just Fine
20 years after Dolly, researchers say cloned sheep are ageing healthily.
A Bioethicist Argues for Engineering Babies That Will Have an Easy Life
Bioethicist Julian Savulescu reckons there's nothing wrong with genetically engineering a child that'll have it easy. In fact, he thinks we're morally obligated.
Is It Ethical to Grow Human Organs Inside Animal Chimeras?
Even if creating human-animal “chimeras” is not intrinsically wrong, is there an ethical problem in experimenting on and harvesting organs from a creature that is part-human?
Widow Challenges French Law That Prohibits Using a Dead Man’s Sperm to Get Pregnant
A young Spanish woman whose husband passed away last year has asked France to hand over his frozen sperm so that she can have his child in Spain.
A Bioethicist Explains All the Important Lessons We Can Learn from 'The Golden Girls'
Who would've thought that you could learn so much about life's Tough Questions from an 80s sitcom about four older women?
The First Real Smart Drug? Researchers Say Modafinil Works
And has no preponderance for side effects.
Should Our Brains Count as Courtroom Evidence?
Judges in the future could tap straight into criminal brains and nip second offenders before they’ve had a chance to do it again, says the Obama administration.
FDA Announces Plans to End Lifetime Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood
The government agency announced plans today to propose a new policy that would allow gay men to donate blood, but only if they have gone a year without having sex with another man.
When Does an Animal Become a Drone?
We've hijacked animals for their non-human abilities since before Alexander rode elephants in battle. But what about when we take over an animal's brain?