by Collectif | 9 Dec, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis
Professor Avi Schroeder is in charge of the Technion[1]Laboratory in Jerusalem, which focuses on the “targeted administration of medicinal products and personalised medical technologies”. He is investigating “how to release medicinal products into the body in order...
by Collectif | 8 Dec, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
In Great Britain, a family has filed a complaint against the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust because it ordered not to resuscitate their son in the event of cardio-respiratory problems because of his “Down Syndrome, inability to swallow, learning...
by Collectif | 8 Dec, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The use of aborted foetal tissue has generated lively debated in the United States in recent months. Today, the Nature journal is publishing an article, which it claims reveals the “truth” behind this controversial research. According to 2014 NIH[1] data,...
by Collectif | 7 Dec, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
The John Hopkins University Hospital Center has given the green light for sixty or so experimental penile transplants to be carried out. According to a spokesperson for Baltimore Hospital, the first transplant will be performed “one year from now, possibly...
by Collectif | 7 Dec, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
British scientists at Imperial College London have succeeded in genetically modifying mosquitoes which carry malaria, making them infertile, thanks to the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technique. The purpose of their research is to eradicate the spread of malaria. The...