Discussions and debates about the governance of human germline and heritable genome
editing should be informed by a clear and accurate understanding of the global policy …

Eric Lander, Françoise Baylis, Feng Zhang, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Paul Berg and
specialists from seven countries call for an international governance framework. Embryo …

This paper critically examines the biology of species identity and the morality of crossing
species boundaries in the context of emerging research that involves combining human and …

… Françoise Baylis insists that we must all have a role in determining our future as a species. …
Baylis argues that it is in our collective interest to assess and steer the development and …

We outline a number of ethical objections to genetic technologies aimed at enhancing human
capacities and traits. We then argue that, despite the persuasiveness of some of these …

Recently, there has been a growing interest in public health and public health ethics. Much
of this interest has been tied to efforts to draw up national and international plans to deal with …

A prospective first-in-human Phase 1 CRISPR gene editing trial in the United States for
patients with melanoma, synovial sarcoma, and multiple myeloma offers hope that gene editing …

Geron recently announced that it had begun enrolling patients in the world's first-in-human
clinical trial involving cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). This trial …

This article explores the notion of the dislocated self following deep brain stimulation (DBS)
and concludes that when personal identity is understood in dynamic, narrative, and …

Imagine a world where your ability to get a job, housing or a loan depends on passing a blood
test. You are confined to your home and locked out of society if you lack certain antibodies…