Category Science and Technology
The M Case: Death Caused by Base Editing
Renzong Qiu tells the story of the death of a six-year-old girl, a research participant in a base-editing gene therapy trial in China, and argues that research participants’ interests should never be overridden by scientific or social interests.
Reconciliation, Not Confrontation: Notes from a Cancer Journey
Sarojini Nadimpally relates some lessons from her experiences of living with cancer.
Lost in Translation? How AI Language Tools are Reshaping Access to Care
Alia Busuttil examines the ethical trade-offs clinicians make when they invite AI into the circle of care as translators.
Empathy-Simulating Chatbots: A Double-Edged Sword in Mental Health Care
Vanita Fernandes warns that the use of empathy-simulating chatbots in mental health care poses ethical concerns including the risk of deception.
The History of Eugenics and Contemporary Debates over Human Enhancement
Heloise Robinson announces a call for papers for a special issue of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry on the role of the history of eugenics within contemporary debates over human enhancement.
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