by Collectif | 6 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On the fiftieth anniversary of the legalisation of abortion in England, Wales and Scotland, the British Government revealed its intentions on Monday to provide a free abortion service in England for women from Northern Ireland where abortion is still illegal, except...
by Collectif | 6 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
An INSERM study involving 127 patients between 17 and 80 years old, published in the Annals of Neurology, has shown that “a change in heartbeat in response to sound stimulation is a good indicator of the state of consciousness”. The study sought to...
by Collectif | 6 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Professor David Liu from Harvard and his colleagues describe their latest discovery in the Nature journal, namely a “‘molecular machine’ to rewrite the genome to the letter” and thus allow the treatment of numerous genetic diseases such as...
by Collectif | 6 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
On 25 October 2017, Feng Zhang’s team at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) publicised their work aimed at modifying RNA without affecting cell DNA using a molecular tool called REPAIR, based on the CRISPR Cas 13 enzyme[1]. “Genes are...
by Collectif | 6 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Taking a different view from approaches in favour of relaxing the rules of former Health Minister, Edith Schippers (see Dutch report in favour of the creation of human embryos for research), the new Dutch Government will not allow the creation and development of...