http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics/blog Ethics, biology, nanotechnology, ..... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:25:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en July 15, 2009By JOHN F. BURNSLONDON — The controversy over the ethical and legal issues surrounding assisted suicide for the terminally ill was thrown into stark relief on Tuesday with the announcement that one of Britain’s most distinguished orchestra conductors, Sir Edward Downes, had flown to Switzerland last ... http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics/blog/?p=236 July 02, 2009Newsletter: GenomeWeb Daily NewsNEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – More guidance and oversight are needed to make sure that genetic ancestry tests are carried out ethically and accurately, according to a policy paper appearing online today in Science.A team of bioethics and anthropology researchers from Stanford University, ... http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics/blog/?p=235 June 18, 2009By NICHOLAS WADEMembers of the President’s Council on Bioethics were told by the White House last week that their services were no longer needed and were asked to cancel a planned meeting, a council staff member said Wednesday.The council was disbanded because it was designed by ... http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics/blog/?p=234 April 18, 2009By GARDINER HARRISWASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced Friday that it planned to lift some but not all federal financing restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research, drawing criticism both from abortion opponents and from scientists who had expected a more liberal policy.Guidelines proposed by the ... http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics/blog/?p=233 Julia MedewJuly 11, 2008ARE men the new endangered species? According to a Melbourne bio-ethicist, they're way up there with pandas and polar bears.In a speech titled Should human beings have sex?, Dr Robert Sparrow yesterday told the Australian Medical Students Association convention that females could soon rule the world as ... http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics/blog/?p=232 The New York TimesMarch 10, 2009By SHERYL GAY STOLBERGWASHINGTON — Pledging that his administration will “make scientific decisions based on facts, not ideology,” President Obama on Monday lifted the Bush administration’s strict limits on human embryonic stem cell research.At a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, before ... http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics/blog/?p=231 February 16, 2009 Newsletter:  GenomeWeb Daily News CHICAGO (GenomeWeb News) – Despite mounting evidence that genetics can affect the way some individuals process drugs, identifying genetic variants associated with drug response is just the first step in a long road to implementing the information in the clinic, according to a speaker at ... http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics/blog/?p=230 January 30, 2009By Matt Jones NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — In order for personalized medicine to progress as many US researchers want it to, it will require a more focused commitment from better informed federal agencies, smarter collaborations across public and private sectors, bigger studies and bolder science, and ... http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics/blog/?p=229 Green light for US stem cell workUS regulators have cleared the way for the world's first study on human embryonic stem cell therapy. The US Food and Drug Administration have been considering the 21,000 page application for months.The decision by the FDA to give the go-ahead comes at a symbolic moment, ... http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics/blog/?p=228 By Fergus Walsh - BBC News medical correspondent  A major shift in White House policy on stem cell research is expected when Barack Obama takes office. The president-elect has been a strong supporter of embryonic stem cell research. He is widely expected to lift restrictions imposed by President Bush in August 2001 ... http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics/blog/?p=227