Sue Malcolm, Faculty Member in Genomics & Genetics, examines the issues behind the UK government’s plans to sequence a patient’s entire genome.
A new F1000 Medicine report causes Caitlin Cockerton to ponder the socio-ethical issues around new wave pharmaceuticals.
The ethics of disability is complex. Ordinarily, you’d think that if something is wrong, medically, and we have the means to fix it (as long as it’s not a Pyrrhic fix), then there is an ethical imperative to do so. In the case of deafness, this principle turns out to be not so simple. A…
One of the first and most important things a neophyte scientist learns–or at least, is taught–is the importance of keeping a comprehensive and accurate record. We all know it’s a good thing, and yet I’d wager most of us struggle with it. Who hasn’t scribbled a calculation or a measurement on a handy paper towel,…
How could you resist Scarlett Johansson? Let me rephrase that: how could you resist an evaluation featuring Scarlett Johansson?
