by Collectif | 7 Dec, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
British scientists at Imperial College London have succeeded in genetically modifying mosquitoes which carry malaria, making them infertile, thanks to the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technique. The purpose of their research is to eradicate the spread of malaria. The...
by Collectif | 7 Dec, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
The John Hopkins University Hospital Center has given the green light for sixty or so experimental penile transplants to be carried out. According to a spokesperson for Baltimore Hospital, the first transplant will be performed “one year from now, possibly...
by Collectif | 6 Dec, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Ever since abortion pill RU-486, Mifegymiso, was approved by Santé Canada last July, health specialists have been preparing for its market launch in January 2016. In several provinces like New Brunswick, access to abortion is still very recent. The Santé Canada...
by Collectif | 3 Dec, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Following the International Summit on Genomic Imprinting, which was held from 1 to 3 December 2015 in Washington in the United States, scientists have unanimously declared that the technique for modifying the human embryo genome should not be applied to embryos used...
by Collectif | 2 Dec, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The Paradiso and Campanelli versus Italy case will be examined by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights on 9 December 2015. This is the first surrogacy case to be heard before the Grand Chamber and the ruling will therefore have a significant impact....
by Collectif | 1 Dec, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The new Polish Government (elected on 25 October 2015) has “decided to terminate State funding of the in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) programme with effect from mid-2016”. Health Minister Mikolaj Radziwill announced on Tuesday that, “The in-vitro programme will be...