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NEWSLETTER No. 145

February 2026

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Youth loneliness, a global challenge with profound bioethical implications

Youth loneliness, a global challenge with profound bioethical implications

Loneliness has become established as a structural and public health problem that hits adolescents particularly hard, a group where the incidence already exceeds that of people over 60. This article analyzes how exacerbated individualism and the weakening of the family institution have paved the way for an isolation that, paradoxically, coexists with digital hyperconnectivity. From a bioethical perspective, the risk …
Synthetic biology: Creating life from scratch?

Synthetic biology: Creating life from scratch?

The launch of the Synthetic Human Genome Project, supported by the Wellcome Trust, marks a new milestone in genetic research by raising the possibility of creating human DNA synthetically. This advance, supported by increasingly powerful artificial intelligence tools, opens up enormous therapeutic expectations, but also raises profound bioethical questions. Questions about the limits of human intervention, the associated risks, and moral …
CRISPR-Cas9 and the future of food: Genetic enhancement of mycoproteins to combat the global protein shortage

CRISPR-Cas9 and the future of food: Genetic enhancement of mycoproteins to combat the global protein shortage

Faced with the urgent challenge of eradicating global hunger and finding sustainable alternatives to meat, the latest generation of genetic engineering offers a revolutionary solution. Using CRISPR-Cas9 technology, scientists have managed to optimize the fungus Fusarium venenatum by eliminating specific genes from its cell wall to transform its mycoproteins into a more digestible superfood, rich in essential amino acids and …
The Bioethics Observatory will analyze the ethical challenges of synthetic biology at an international congress

The Bioethics Observatory will analyze the ethical challenges of synthetic biology at an international congress

On April 20, 2026, the congress “Synthetic Biology and the Human Future: Possibilities, Limits, and Bioethical Challenges,” organized by the Bioethics Observatory, will take place. This event seeks to address the new ethical frontiers that arise from the current capacity to create and transform life through biotechnological advances. According to the organizers, the creation in the laboratory of structures such …
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