by Collectif | 11 Sep, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
As announced at the end of July, the work of the American-Sino-Korean team were published in the Nature journal on 2 August (see United States: first genetically modified human embryos). Their work is “having a major media impact and raising...
by Collectif | 21 Aug, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
On Monday, 24 June, the parents of 11 month-old Charlie Gard, who is suffering from a rare genetic disorder, announced the end of their legal battle to keep their child alive. On 25 July, the Court had to decide (see Charlie Gard: Another hearing before the British...
by Collectif | 21 Aug, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | GMO
On 6 July in the Netherlands, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment was authorised to release 15 million transgenic mosquitoes. They will be released over a period of twelve months on the Island of Saba, in the Netherlands Antilles. These...
by Collectif | 21 Aug, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
A study carried out by an international team and published in the Human Reproduction Update journal on 25 July shows that sperm levels in men in western countries (America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand) have fallen by 50% in less than 40 years....
by Collectif | 21 Aug, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
An article published on Tuesday in the Nature communications journal recounts the work of an international team of scientists [1] on Duchenne muscular dystrophy. They “succeeded in restoring muscular strength in dogs suffering from Duchenne muscular...