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...
by Collectif | 21 Aug, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
The Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) in Portland has just announced the genetic editing of “a large number of human embryos at the single-cell stage”[1] using CRISPR, a tool that allows genes to be modified “quickly and...
by Collectif | 21 Aug, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
An American woman whose husband died two and a half years ago, gave birth to the couple’s first child, Angelina, on Tuesday. In December 2014, her husband, a New York police officer, died, killed by bullets whilst in active service. When she learns of his...
by Collectif | 21 Aug, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
In Canada, Kristine Barry was twenty weeks pregnant when she learned that her baby had two serious congenital heart defects. The heart was not pumping adequately to ensure the healthy flow of blood and oxygen through baby’s body. Doctors warned the mother that...