by Collectif | 6 Dec, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | GMO
Some American farmers are wondering if GMO cultivation is still worthwhile. With the fall in cereal prices, GMOs cost up to twice as much to plant as traditional seeds. In the United States, the debate on GMOs does not focus on public health concerns or...
by Collectif | 6 Dec, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
The journal entitled Stem Cell Reports have just published a study showing that scientists are on the verge of discovering a treatment for congenital deafness using stem cells. Professor Kazusaku Kamiya, a specialist in ear diseases, who is directing the research,...
by Collectif | 6 Dec, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
A 50 year-old Israeli couple have fought for the legal system to authorise posthumous sperm retrieval from their son who died in a car accident at the age of 25. They want to “give him the chance” to father a child because he wanted “a family”....
by Collectif | 6 Dec, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Phnom Penh police arrested three people for their involvement in the trafficking of Cambodian surrogate mothers whilst the legal framework surrounding surrogacy remains uncertain in Cambodia. The police arrested Tammy Davis-Charles, an Australian national and...
by Collectif | 6 Dec, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 tool is generating fears that teams of scientists are competing against each other to bring about genetic changes in humans. Although European and American public opinion is hostile to these changes, countries such as India and China are...