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INSTITUTE OF LIFE SCIENCES
No. 127 - June 2024
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Biology teaches us that what best identifies an individual as belonging to a specific species is their gene pool, i.e., the information contained in the molecules of their DNA. The genome, the information contained in the DNA of cells, determines the species to which each organism belongs and individually identifies each member of the species by its two special properties: …
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The approach to cases of gender dysphoria or incongruence, in which the individual does not identify with his or her biological sex, has promoted various treatment strategies. Predominantly those that resort to pharmacological therapies - hormonal blocking and transition - and surgical - mutilation and reconstruction -, which are being strongly questioned recently due to the alarming lack of scientific …
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So-called artificial intelligence (AI) is having a huge impact on public health overall due to its capacity for organization, communication and care in the daily practice of medicine. In his blog Dissemination of Science, Manuel Alfonseca Moreno, doctor of Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Science graduate and Professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid recalls some interesting issues with respect to terminology …
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The Bioethics Observatory of the Catholic University of Valencia has received an award from the association of large families Más de Dos, in recognition of its work in favor of human life, the family and a more just society. The event coincided with the 20th anniversary of the Más de Dos foundation and with International Family Day. The director of …
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The Future of Humanity Institute (FHI) was dedicated to the long-termism and effective altruism movements and was founded in 2005 by Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom. The long-term movement argues that humanity should be primarily concerned with long-term existential threats, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space travel. But its detractors argue that this movement applies an extremist calculus that does …
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A German court has forced the pharmaceutical company to reveal information about patients suffering from thrombosis after administering AstraZeneca's Vaxzevria vaccine. On May 7, the marketing authorization for Vaxzevria, the vaccine against COVID-19 from the AstraZeneca laboratory, was withdrawn at the request of the marketing-authorization holder. The request was underway since March 5. In April, the Higher Regional Court in …
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On May 11, Richard Slayman, the first living recipient of a pig kidney transplant, died. The death occurred two months after the intervention. As we previously published, on 21 March Massachusetts General Hospital announced the success of the first organ transplant from a pig kidney to a living human being. This procedure was possible thanks to the genetic modification of …
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