SPECIAL REPORTS
The 10 most promising emerging technologies of today. Current and verified information is necessary
There are so many scientific advances taking place, some with objective bioethical implications, that it is very challenging—if not impossible—to have adequate knowledge of all of them and to follow their evolution. We, therefore, find the Report published in Scientific American in its December 2019
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NEWS
COVID-19 pandemic worldwide – A developing story that will be weekly updated
"After the biggest single-day increase in cases worldwide so far in the pandemic, the number of confirmed infections is close to 5 million, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The true number is likely to be significantly higher, due to differing testing rates, delays and
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LAST BRIEF NEWS
The heart of the human fetus could starts beating earlier than previously thought
An experimental study in mice has found that the heart is formed in the fetus earlier than previously believed since it is thought that in
Dating app for couples created using genetic information. Some technical and ethical issues to be resolved
Our Observatory has published many articles on the undoubted benefits of genetic information and the eventual risks of a wrong application of this information (read
Study of monkey embryos development could give clues to understand human embryos after implantation
On 15 November last year, an article was published in the prestigious journal Science, which assessed the development of monkey embryos after their implantation in
74,000 people have died in England waiting for social care
The increased life expectancy of the population is also associated with an increase in morbidity. this demographic trend is a great challenge for the health
ABOUT US
The Catholic University of Valencia was founded on 8th of December 2003, the “youngest” of the Spanish Catholic universities. On 20th September 2006, the Institute of Life Sciences was constituted within the University itself, and within it, the Bioethics Observatory.
The Observatory has a website in Spanish that was created on Decembre 2007 (see HERE), and we are now starting a new chapter with our website in English, given the importance of this language in the field of bioethical research.
Our website includes “Special reports”, based on the latest biomedical and biotechnological research findings from the world’s top medical and scientific journals, such as the biological and anthropological status of the human embryo, matters regarding the end of life, especially euthanasia, assisted suicide and palliative care, and also some of the issues that are currently giving rise to major debates, including: assisted reproduction, surrogacy, use of contraceptives and the morning-after pill, transsexuality, genome editing, synthetic biology, production of human-animal chimeras for medical purposes and transhumanism.
Special Reports includes extensive reference material on these topics, which is constantly updated as new information becomes available. It is also a dynamic means of communication with our readers to reflect on these issues.
