by Collectif | 27 Apr, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
EllaOne®, “the emergency contraceptive pill”, has recently become available without a prescription in France and other European countries. The argument put forward in support of the sale of EllaOne® is its efficacy compared to the “morning after pill”, Norlevo®....
by Collectif | 26 Apr, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
It is 18 years since the Columbian Supreme Court decided to view euthanasia as a “constitutional right”. However, the first directives aimed at facilitating total access and creating a specific legal framework have just been announced by Health Minister Alejandro...
by Collectif | 26 Apr, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
On 18 April, a team of Chinese scientists reported in the Protein&Cell journal that they had genetically handled human embryos using the CRISPR-Cas9 technique in a failed attempt to correct a gene responsible for beta thalassemia. Of the 86 modified, non-viable...
by Collectif | 23 Apr, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Nature commented on the publication in the Cell journal (23 April edition) providing a progress report on the work of two professors at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, (California), Alejandro Ocampo, molecular biologist, and Juan Carlos Izpisua...
by Collectif | 23 Apr, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives, Genome
As far as scientific blogger Albert Barrois is concerned, the announcement of the first genetic handling of human embryos by a Chinese team can be viewed as both “good” and bad news. The bad news is that “what would still have been considered...
by Collectif | 22 Apr, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Alain Fischer is a French doctor, Professor of Paediatric Immunology and research biologist. Today, in Tokyo, he was awarded “the most prestigious national scientific prize”, namely the Japan Prize in recognition of his work in the field of gene...