Category Research Ethics
On Silence in the Dan Markingson Case
Kirstin Borgerson explains why audiences presented with the facts in the Markingson case react with silence, and offers some thoughts on how bioethicists might break that silence.
University of Minnesota’s Ongoing Refusal to Investigate Allegations of Research Misconduct
Leigh Turner continues to call for an independent investigation of research practices at the University of Minnesota and the death of Dan Markingson.
“Mayday, Mayday, Mayday” for Ethics at CIHR
Françoise Baylis and Jocelyn Downie issue a Mayday call to Parliament with respect to ethics at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
‘Excess’ Embryos for Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Research
Pamela White argues that ‘excess’ embryos potentially available for human pluripotent stem cell research should not be described as ‘unwanted’.
Stem Cell Cartoons Exhibit Stalled Knowledge Transfer
Cynthia Martin reports on what cartoonists reflected in visual narratives of stem cell science.
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