Category Research Ethics
“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.
Regulating Prescription Drugs @ The Limits of Legal Authority
Matthew Herder explains why Health Canada’s “life cycle” approach to drug regulation may be beyond the regulator’s mandate.
“Apparently Everywhere, But Really Nowhere”
Françoise Baylis appeals for the CIHR to implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Ethics Reform.


