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End of life

Euthanasia: the efficacy of Dutch legislation challenged

A study carried out by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggests that Dutch committees responsible for evaluating euthanasia cases (RTE) tend to focus essentially on complying with the procedure “without checking

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20 November 2017
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End of life

Belgium: Heading towards a national debate on euthanasia for psychiatric disorders?

Forty-two psychiatrists, psychologists and academics published an open letter last week, calling for a “national debate on euthanasia and mental disease” in Belgium. They state that “Euthanasia as a solution

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20 November 2017
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United States: Cellectis may resume its gene therapy trials

The FDA[1] has just lifted the suspension on clinical trials carried out by the French biotech company,  Cellectis, two months after halting proceedings following the death of a patient (see Cellectis forced

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20 November 2017
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Transhumanism

Robotics: trivialised up-dates give cause for concern

At the end of October, a humanoid robot was given Saudi nationality (see Humanoid robot awarded Saudi nationality). This week, an android with the features of a small boy became an

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20 November 2017
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Embryo research and alternatives

Human organoids in rat brains: the return of the chimera debate

Several American laboratories have apparently inserted human brain organoids into the brains of rats and mice, connecting the two structures via blood vessels. Some of these organoids will develop and

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20 November 2017
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Heading towards relaxation of genetic testing in the United States?

The FDA intends to relax legislation regarding genetic testing in the United States. This is a radical change of direction following the withdrawal of these tests from the market in

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20 November 2017
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Genetically modified skin cells to save a young boy

On Wednesday, a medical team announced that surgery performed on a seven year-old boy with a serious hereditary skin disease had been successful. Surgeons reconstituted “80% of his epidermis from

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20 November 2017
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Prenatal diagnosis

NIPS: a “reflex” procedure tested in the United Kingdom

Between April 2015 and August 2016, five UK maternity hospitals/clinics used Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS) as part of a research project to test a “reflex” procedure. As a result, “almost 23,000

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20 November 2017
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