Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change ...

Siraj Wahhaj and the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing . . . Again Audio By Carbonatix Our pal Andrew Stuttaford tweeted a story about a CRISPR genetic engineering experiment from the Financial Times. I ...

Journal of Applied Philosophy, Vol. 13, No. 1 (1996), pp. 51-61 (11 pages) The aim of this article is to determine whether genetic engineering is ever acceptable. The prominent arguments which have ...

What if you could screen embryos for diseases before they became babies? What if you had the power to choose the traits your baby would have? Would you use it? These practically polar opposite ...

If you are inspired by the promise of science and technology, and aware of the inherent risks, there is a place for you here. We focus on the contemporary philosophical issues of engineering and ...

Michael Sandel: Genetic EngineeringThe program welcomes philosopher Michael Sandel whose latest book, "The Case Against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering," explores the moral ...

In point-counterpoint style, Adam Wolfson and Ronald Bailey debate the ethics of genetic engineering. Mr. Wolfson, executive editor of The Public Interest, is adamantly opposed to cloning and genetic ...

2002-07-12T16:57:54-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/490/20020712173301002_hd.jpgAs part of a day-long conference on bioethics and human cloning, Doctor Ted ...

Want a bespoke baby? Check the beauty, brains, or brawn boxes on the embryo order form. Genetic tinkering is no longer science fiction — it’s a market without legal guidelines or societal buy-in. But ...

Are our consciences keeping up with our biotech advances? Lately I have found myself participating in three distinct discourses about parenting. The first is a heady one among intellectuals about the ...

Throughout history, engineering has resulted in innovations that have improved lives around the world. However, without a strong moral compass to guide them, engineers are also capable of causing ...

Raghav Gupta is majoring in neuroscience with a minor in philosophy and is a 2022-23 health care ethics intern at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are his own. During the Christmas of ...