Planet of the Apes
If you find yourself at a loss for a Christmas present for a like-minded adult, might I suggest that you consider the new Planet of the Apes film, released last week on DVD and Blue Ray? It raises a lot of important ethical issues. - Leggi
Inserito da Jonny Hankins il 22.12.11 15:24. Permalink
Categorie: Biotechnology, video
Cristina Grasseni at the Harvard STS Circle
On Monday 28th of November long time Bassetti Foundation collaborator Dr Cristina Grasseni chaired a seminar at The STS Circle (Science, Technology and Society), part of the Harvard Kennedy School in Boston. - Leggi
Inserito da Redazione FGB il 02.12.11 11:43. Permalink
Read also: Cristina Grasseni's blog in English and in Italiano
Categorie: Biotechnology, Seminari
Categorie: Biotechnology, Site
Prosthetic by choice?
Following on from the arguments raised during the discussion with athlete Marta Milani, this article looks at some of the issues posed by advances in prosthetic technology, and the issue of a patient's choice to amputate a hand in order to have a prosthetic hand fitted. - Leggi
Inserito da Jonny Hankins il 25.07.11 12:09. Permalink
Read also: Robotics. A new science by Fiorella Operto
Home genetic testing and the law
As a lead up to the presentation entitled that will be delivered by Margaret Curnutte here at the Bassetti Foundation in Milan on 16th May I would like to take a brief look at the way in which the legal community and governmental regulatory organizations view the problem of home genetic testing. - Leggi
Inserito da Jonny Hankins il 13.05.11 10:53. Permalink
Read also: Genetic Consumerism
The price of life of a premature baby
On Wednesday 9th March the BBC will air a documentary entitled 23 Week babies : The price of life in which director Adam Wishart addresses the problem of the cost involved in saving premature babies. - Leggi
Inserito da Jonny Hankins il 07.03.11 10:11. Permalink
Read also: Sustainable Medicine: Two Models of Health Care by Daniel Callahan, and Drugs for People, not for Profit by Jonny Hankins.
Categorie: Biotechnology, video
Leggi anche: Marcia indietro sulla brevettabilità dei geni di Margherita Fronte
Categorie: Biotechnology, Pubblicazioni
Leggi anche: L'etica del nuovo
Categorie: Biotechnology, Conference
Home DNA Testing for all the Family
On 17th November 2009 home DNA testing kits went on over the counter sale for the first time in high street chemists in the UK. These kits allow the DNA testing of a child's paternity and involve the taking of saliva from both the child and the 'alleged father's' mouth (their terminology) and its analysis. - Leggi
Inserito da Jonny Hankins il 03.12.09 12:38. Permalink
Read also: Genetic Testing and its Implications: an interview with Dr. Arthur Caplan by Jeff Ubois
Categorie: Biotechnology
An Ethics For Emerging Technologies
In this article Jonny Hankins reviews a recent report entitled Ethical Issues in Synthetic Biology; a review of the debates, published by the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars in Washington DC. - Leggi
Inserito da Jonny Hankins il 24.10.09 14:28. Permalink
See also: An Introduction to Synthetic Biology
See also: La colla della cozza e altre fiabe biotech di Sylvie Coyaud
Categorie: Biotechnology
