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Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is at an unprecedented ethical crossroads: while France legally prohibits embryo selection to eliminate those with Down’s syndrome, considering it “eugenic drift”, in Silicon Valley the opposite practice is spreading: selecting embryos with supposed genes for “higher intelligence”. Although effective in detecting serious monogenic diseases, this technique has no scientific basis when applied to complex traits …
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The birth of a baby after 31 years of embryonic cryopreservation highlights the bioethical dilemma posed by thousands of human embryos left over from in vitro fertilization techniques that remain indefinitely frozen in centers around the world. This extraordinary case, in which an American couple adopted an embryo conceived in 1994 by Linda Archerd and her former husband, illustrates the …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its list of essential medicines for 2025, including two drugs that are used to induce abortions. The document, entitled “The Selection and Use of Essential Medicines, 2025”, includes mifepristone and misoprostol under the heading ‘Medicines for medical abortion.’ According to the WHO document, both mifepristone and misoprostol are used in cases of intrauterine …
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In recent decades, the biology of aging has moved beyond speculation to become one of the most dynamic areas of biomedical research. Far from merely prolonging life, modern science has set its sights on a more ambitious goal: to reverse the very process of aging. Thanks to achievements such as cellular reprogramming and the elimination of senescent cells, researchers worldwide …
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