Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change ...

Siraj Wahhaj and the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing . . . Again Audio By Carbonatix Our pal Andrew Stuttaford tweeted a story about a CRISPR genetic engineering experiment from the Financial Times. I ...

What if you could screen embryos for diseases before they became babies? What if you had the power to choose the traits your baby would have? Would you use it? These practically polar opposite ...

Journal of Applied Philosophy, Vol. 13, No. 1 (1996), pp. 51-61 (11 pages) The aim of this article is to determine whether genetic engineering is ever acceptable. The prominent arguments which have ...

Want a bespoke baby? Check the beauty, brains, or brawn boxes on the embryo order form. Genetic tinkering is no longer science fiction — it’s a market without legal guidelines or societal buy-in. But ...

International Indigenous Policy Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3 (June 2015), pp. 1-19 (21 pages) Publically funded biobanking initiatives and genetic research should contribute towards reducing inequalities in ...

Michael Sandel: Genetic EngineeringThe program welcomes philosopher Michael Sandel whose latest book, "The Case Against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering," explores the moral ...

If you are inspired by the promise of science and technology, and aware of the inherent risks, there is a place for you here. We focus on the contemporary philosophical issues of engineering and ...

A UC Berkeley biochemistry PhD and gene editing expert has launched a new effort in the field of genetic engineering on human embryos as a way to prevent disease before birth.