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Experiments with ex vivo brain cells grown in lab for more than a year, mirror changes in a newborn’s brain

The neuroscience project to study the human brain has a [...]

By |2021-03-01T12:23:41+01:00March 1st, 2021|Bioethics, BIOETHICS NEWS, biomedical research, Gene Therapy, Mental heath, Neuroscience, NEWS and VIEWS|0 Comments
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Genetics and non-genetics factors of diseases. The exposome’s studies

The publication in 2001 of the results of the "Human [...]

By |2021-02-25T09:32:05+01:00February 25th, 2021|Bioethics, biomedical research, Ethics of Scientific Research and Medical clinic, Genetics and Genomics, NEWS and VIEWS|0 Comments
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Two Covid-19 vaccines do not use cells from elective abortions in their current production

"It is certainly very positive news that the two vaccines [...]

By |2021-02-24T14:06:01+01:00February 24th, 2021|Bioethics, BIOETHICS NEWS, Coronavirus pandemic, Human embryos, NEWS and VIEWS, Science and Religion|0 Comments
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New medical and ethical concerns of sperm donation and assisted reproduction in relation to coronavirus epidemic restrictions

There is a known shortage of sperm donors in the [...]

By |2021-02-24T10:07:01+01:00February 23rd, 2021|Assisted reproduction and IVF, Bioethics, BIOETHICS NEWS, Coronavirus pandemic, NEWS and VIEWS|0 Comments
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Latest on chemical abortion during the current pandemic crisis in the US and the UK

In the US and the UK, abortion service provision during [...]

By |2021-02-25T12:18:00+01:00February 23rd, 2021|Abortion, Bioethics, BIOETHICS NEWS, Coronavirus pandemic, NEWS and VIEWS|0 Comments
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“No baby, no fee”. Promotion of fertility clinics in the UK questioned

Fertility clinics' marketing doesn't always consider the ethical aspects of [...]

By |2021-02-18T13:28:56+01:00February 18th, 2021|Assisted reproduction and IVF, Bioethics, BIOETHICS NEWS, NEWS and VIEWS|0 Comments
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Long-haulers ravaging effects of COVID-19 in some patients and CDC’s project INSPIRE

Last December, we published an article concerning the long-term effects [...]

By |2021-02-17T14:25:19+01:00February 16th, 2021|Bioethics, BIOETHICS NEWS, Coronavirus pandemic, NEWS and VIEWS|0 Comments
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A novel technology may increase HIV free testing access for a key population

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic and its devastating effect on healthcare [...]

By |2021-02-17T10:55:27+01:00February 11th, 2021|AIDS. HIV. Other viral infections, Bioethics, BIOETHICS NEWS, NEWS and VIEWS|0 Comments
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China continues to show ethical weakness in biomedical issues with human participants

China’s weakness in ethics and humanitarian principles has been a [...]

By |2021-02-17T14:15:03+01:00February 10th, 2021|Bioethics, BIOETHICS NEWS, biomedical research, Ethics of Scientific Research and Medical clinic, NEWS and VIEWS|0 Comments
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