Scientific Ethics

Even if the ultra-rich are able to extend human lifespan, would it be ethical?

One of the greatest risks it brings is the potential for social stagnation.

Julian Koplin, The Conversation
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Christopher Gyngell, The Conversation
· Apr 13, 2023 · 11:30 pm
Scientists have grown brain cells that can play a video game. Now comes the ethically hard part

Should the cells have legal rights?

Joshua Jowitt, The Conversation
· Nov 05, 2022 · 09:30 pm
First synthetic embryos grown by scientists raise serious ethical questions

Until very recently, few people could have imagined that it would be possible to create life without reproductive cells.

Julian Savulescu, The Conversation
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Christopher Gyngell, The Conversation
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Tsutomu Sawai, The Conversation
· Aug 15, 2022 · 07:30 pm

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Human experiments – the good, the bad, and the ugly

A look at the parameters of human research and its ethical bounds.

Anthony Wrigley, The Conversation
· Jun 09, 2015 · 04:30 pm