by Collectif | 18 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
The controversial Korean scientist, Hwang Woo-Suk, has filed a patent on a line of human embryo stem cells called NT1 at the American Patent and Trademark Office. This patent does not represent “a scientific validation of his work”, but “a claim by...
by Collectif | 18 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
British scientists at Birmingham University have formulated an equation to find “the perfect sperm”. The algebraic equation describes the efficacy of the sperm targeting the egg, bearing in mind factors such as the length of its tail and the speed at which...
by Collectif | 18 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have used the CRISPR-Cas9 tool to repair the gene responsible for sickle cell anaemia, thereby creating a potential avenue to cure the disease, which affects almost 5 million people worldwide. Dr. Matthew...
by Collectif | 18 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis
At Saint-Louis in Missouri, scientists at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center have identified an antibody capable of preventing transmission of the Zika virus from mother to baby during pregnancy. This antibody of human origin called...
by Collectif | 18 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
The Dutch Government is considering changing the system of organ donation to overcome the shortage of donors. To this end, a draft law is currently being examined to switch from express consent to presumed consent, i.e. “yes unless stipulated otherwise”....
by Collectif | 18 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
According to a study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Open, women may suffer post-traumatic stress after a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy. Study Director, Jessica Farren, from Imperial College London, focused on 113 women who recently had a miscarriage...