UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
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Master in Bioethics Online in Spanish
Mode: online Language: Spanish Duration: 2 years PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS THROUGH INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS: UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights (Italy)*Finis Terrae University (Chile)Francisco de Vitoria University (Spain)Pontifical Athenaeum Regina...
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...
International Conference on Protecting the Future Generation and the Ethics of Human Reproduction
November 11-13, 2019 CasablancaInternational Conference on Protecting the Future Generation and the Ethics of Human ReproductionIn the area of life issues, there is a great deal of common ground that can be shared among these three Abrahamic faiths. A great part of...
Guest Editorial – Research Scholar Thana de Campos
Lidia Ripamonti, Thana De Campos & Philip McCosker (2018) Guest Editorial, Journal of Disability & Religion, DOI: 10.1080/23312521.2018.1499454 The articles in this issue were originally presented at the interdisciplinary research workshop “Navigating Impasses...
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,...
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