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A new version of CRISPR Cas9 to activate genes without breaking the DNA

A team from the Salk Institute has developed a new version of the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology allowing them to selectively activate genes in mice without breaking the DNA. The team

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18 December 2017
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Genome

3D nanoscopic objects made from strands of DNA, “just like LEGO”

In the Nature journal, an Inserm scientist [1] in conjunction with Harvard University announced the creation of   nanoscopic objects[2] from four DNA bases, namely A, T, C and G, fitting them

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18 December 2017
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Hormonal contraception: risk of breast cancer increases by 20%

A new study involving 1.8 million Danish women between 15 and 49 years of age, carried out over eleven years, concluded that the recent or current use of hormonal contraception

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18 December 2017
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End of life

The Netherlands: is euthanasia legally permissible if an individual feels that their “life is over?”

Whilst the annual report of the Regional Committees for the Control of Euthanasia (RTE) in the Netherlands “states that the official number of euthanasia cases increased once again in 2016“,

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18 December 2017
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“Never has Europe been so pro-life”

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muiznieks, is publishing a report denouncing the “imminent threats to health and the sexual and reproductive rights of women”. Gènéthique takes stock

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18 December 2017
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Genome

The gene drive financed by the American army and supported by the Gates Foundation

Following a meeting of the Cartagena Protocol working group in Montreal as part of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, documents have been published showing “that the US army is heavily

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18 December 2017
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End of life

Discontent of psychiatrists faced with euthanasia in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, two psychiatrists “concerned about the practice of euthanasia on individuals presenting with psychiatric disorders” have started a petition to obtain the signatures of other psychiatrists who are also

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18 December 2017
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Embryo research and alternatives

Amniotic fluid – a source of stem cells

Several studies show that amniotic fluid is a precious source of biological material including stem cells for use in regenerative medicine. A Swedish team has developed a method to safely

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18 December 2017
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Bioethics News - News and insight on bioethics today

News and insight on bioethics today

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    • GMO
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    • Organ donation
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    • Transhumanism
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