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18th SUMMER COURSE IN BIOETHICS – Public Health, and Infectious Global Health Threats
The 18th International Summer Course in Bioethics will take place from July 8 to 12, 2019 at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum at Via degli Aldobrandeschi 190 00165 Rome, Italy. The course, entitled Bioethics, Public Health, and Infectious Global Health...
Roboethics: Humans, Machines and Health
Roboethics: Humans, Machines and Health is the title of the Workshop that will be on 25-26 February 2019 during the Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life. The goal of the Workshop is to provide updates on the characteristics of the technologies in the field of...
Germany looks into ultrasound age tests on unaccompanied minor refugees
Calls for mandatory X-ray age tests on unaccompanied minor refugees were rejected last year by German doctors. As an alternative, the Health Ministry is now launching a €1-million study into ultrasound testing. Young refugees walk in a hallway, backs to the camera Age...
The birthplace of modern medicine
By Rossi Thomson Padua, Italy, was at the forefront of a shift to scientific consciousness that allowed the real picture of human anatomy to emerge for the very first time. From the 2nd Century AD to the end of the Middle Ages, it was an accepted tenet that monkeys...
How Silicon Valley Puts the ‘Con’ in Consent
ImageCredit Molly Snee If no one reads the terms and conditions, how can they continue to be the legal backbone of the internet? By The Editorial Board The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the...
The Chinese scientist who claims to have edited baby DNA is downplaying reports that he is under house arrest. Here’s a timeline of the controversy.
Peter Kotecki Jan. 14, 2019, 11:27 AM In November 2018, a Chinese scientist claimed he had made the first genetically-edited babies in the world, causing sharp criticism from other scientists, ethicists, and government officials. The scientist, He Jiankui,...