Newly Found Stem Cell State Closer to Transitional Precipice

출처 : Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News 페이스북 공유 "Human pluripotent stem cells can be primed to enter a self-renewing state with trophoblast potential." GEN News Highlights Apr 17, 2015 Newly Found Stem Cell State Closer to Transitional PrecipicePluripotent cells can enter a state in which they are poised to differentiate along all the main developmental lineages, including the trophoblast [heromen30/Shutterstock] Among the mysteries of embryonic developing are the cellular events that cause some cells to realize an embryonic fate, and others to give rise to placental tissue. ...

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The Essential Role of Medical Ethics Education in Achieving Professionalism: The Romanell Report

출처 : Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics 페이스북 공유 Academic Medicine: Post Author Corrections: April 15, 2015 doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000715 Article: PDF Only The Essential Role of Medical Ethics Education in Achieving Professionalism: The Romanell Report Joseph A. Carrese, MD, MPH, Janet Malek, PhD, Katie Watson, JD, Lisa Soleymani Lehmann, MD, PhD, Michael J. Green, MD, MS, Laurence B. McCullough, PhD, Gail Geller, ScD, MHS, Clarence H. Braddock III, MD, MPH, and David J. Doukas, MD Abstract This article—the Romanell Report—offers an analysis of the current state of medical e...

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Lightly regulated in vitro fertilization yields thousands of babies annually

출처 Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics 페이스북 공유 Washington Post: Lightly regulated in vitro fertilization yields thousands of babies annually - w comments from our Debra Mathews‪#‎Bioethics‬ U.S. births from assisted reproduction technology exceeded 65,000 in 2012. (iStock) By Michael Ollove April 13 If in vitro fertilization still seems to be cutting-edge medicine, you haven’t been paying attention. The first infant born in the United States as a result of in vitro fertilization entered the world in 1981. In 2012, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, mor...

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[영상] How We Die

출처 : Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics 페이스북에서 공유 http://bioethicsbulletin.org/archive/how-we-die How We DieMarch 30, 2015 Recent stories on death and dying offer interesting perspectives on discussing, preparing for and coping with an inevitable part of all of our lives. PBS Newshour introduced its recent coverage by referring to “(a) growing national movement to normalize end-of-life discussions among family and friends has gained traction in recent months.” An additional batch of recent stories seems to support their claim. Kaiser Health News publ...

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Inside the Dark Realities of the International Surrogacy Industry

출처 : 페이스북 Center for Genetics and Society 에서 공유 http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/03/dark-side-of-international-surrogacy.html Inside the Dark Realities of the International Surrogacy Industry By Alex Ronan <em>Vice</em> correspondent Gianna Toboni on exploitation, child trafficking. Photo: Benjamin Lanpher and Ryan Nethery/VICE/HBO In the latest Vice for HBO documentary, Outsourcing Embryos, correspondent Gianna Toboni traveled to India to report on the booming gestational-surrogacy industry. Commissioning couples from the U.S. and Europe use Indian surrogacy agencies because they’re as m...

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[영상] Seminar Series: A Contemporary Death /Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics ‪#‎Bioethics‬ Seminar: A Contemporary Death -Peggy Battin. 2015. 3. 31. Philosopher and author Peggy Battin shares the personal story of her husband's choice to die, and reflects with seminar attendees on our changing conceptions of death.

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Bioethics in the Academic Literature

http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=0f543d0b018f081433751de11&id=17f7b1731f Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics ‎Bioethics‬ in the Academic Lit: This Week ‪#‎NursingEthics‬, Ethical Errors, Unwarranted Optimism, Active Shooters, More March 31, 2015 "Ethics and the Politics of Advancing Nursing Knowledge," Nursing Science Quarterly Authors: Constance Milton The politics of academia involve intricate human relationships that are political in nature as nurse leaders and scholars struggle to advance nursing science with complex leading-following situations. This article begins a dialogu...

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The moral implications of genome editing in 300 words?

Nuffield Council on Bioethics http://nuffieldbioethics.org/blog/2015/the-moral-implications-of-genome-editing-in-300/ The moral implications of genome editing in 300 words?Posted on March 30th 2015 by Peter Mills Tagged with: biotechnology, DNA, plant genetics. Peter MillsAssistant Director This year, the Council is starting a new project exploring ethical issues around genome editing. In this post, Dr Peter Mills sets out some of the issues and questions that might be considered and calls for contributions to the project. To register your interest in being involved or kept informed about this...

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UK Supreme Court: clinicians required to provide information...

Medical Law and Bioethics News 3월 13일 오전 3:28 · UK Supreme Court: clinicians required to provide information the patient wants to know, not what the dr wants to tell ‪#‎medlaw‬ ‪#‎negligence‬‪#‎bioethics‬ https://www.supremecourt.uk/decided-cases/docs/UKSC_2013_0136_Judgment.pdf 사이트 이름을 입력할 수 있습니다 https://www.supremecourt.uk/decided-cases/docs/UKSC_2013_0136_Judgment.pdf

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Scientists Call For Moratorium On Human Genetic Experiments

Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights at BU School of Public Health 3월 14일 오전 3:10 · Citing safety fears for babies, genetics researchers on Thursday called for a halt to experiments that would alter the DNA of human sperm, eggs, and embryos. George J. Annas, Chair of the Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights Department at Boston University School of Public Health, recently told BuzzFeed News that given the safety and ethical risks, genetic engineering of human embryos needs “open, public, international debate." 전체 기사: http://www.buzzfeed.com/danvergano/scientists-call-for-moratoriu...

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