Posted by Matthew Eppinette, Director of Programs | Oct 5, 2017
I’m a huge science fiction fan, and I particularly like works of speculative and dystopian fiction. Some of my favorite, relatively recent books include Oryx and Crake, Snow Crash, and Anathem. Perhaps the most significant...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Eppinette, Director of Programs | Aug 15, 2017
A recent article in Nature Communications announces the development of a kind of artificial womb (or extracorporeal gestational system). So far it has been used to further the development of premature lambs. Technology website...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Eppinette, Director of Programs | Aug 3, 2017
In a world where it seems the news is endlessly dominated by events in and around the White House, one story this week has clearly broken through: U.S.-based researchers have succeeded in editing the genes in human embryos. This...
Read MorePosted by Jennifer Lahl, CBC Founder | Aug 1, 2017
It has just been announced that “the first known attempt at creating genetically modified human embryos” in the U.S. has been made. Through a new technique, often called CRISPR, germline modification can be made at the embryo...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Eppinette, Director of Programs | Jun 27, 2017
Even though summer is more-or-less in full swing, last week seemed like it was extra busy with bioethics news items. Below is a taste of some of the top items, all of which we posted on our Facebook page and Twitter feed (to...
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