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NEWSLETTER No. 139

July 2025

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Choosing the child with the longest life expectancy? The new bioethical dilemma of embryo selection

Choosing the child with the longest life expectancy? The new bioethical dilemma of embryo selection

The emergence of services like Nucleus Genomics, which offers expectant parents the opportunity to choose the embryo with the longest life expectancy, has set off alarm bells in the field of bioethics. Based on polygenic scoring algorithms, this procedure transfers market logic to the very beginning of human life by turning genetics into a selection criterion. Although it is presented …
Fire in the equations: what science cannot explain about creation

Fire in the equations: what science cannot explain about creation

The concept of "nothing" has been the subject of philosophical reflection for centuries, but in recent decades, theoretical physics has burst into this debate with new and provocative hypotheses. Could the universe have originated from a quantum “nothing”? What does this "nothing" mean from a physical point of view, and to what extent can it replace—or redefine—the traditional philosophical notion? …
A brain-computer interface enables an ALS patient to speak

A brain-computer interface enables an ALS patient to speak

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have developed an innovative brain-computer interface (BCI) capable of translating brain signals in real time from people who have lost their speech as a result of neurodegenerative diseases. The breakthrough has been tested on a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), enabling him not only to communicate verbally using a synthesized voice, but …
Contemplating the sky: science, wonder and meaning

Contemplating the sky: science, wonder and meaning

The night sky has always been a mirror of our deepest longings and our most profound questions. From the first Galilean telescopes to the revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope, humanity has been gradually refining its view of the universe, deepening our knowledge and, at the same time, our sense of wonder. In this article, we take a look at the …
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