Biotechnology Aging and the Pursuit of Happiness

Posted April 22, 2010 by Editor in Videos | No comments yet

A member of the President’s Council on Bioethics, Dr. William Hurlbut discusses neuroscience research advances, lifestyle enhancement, and anti-aging therapies–focusing on the desires and goals of human beings rather than on the technologies employed. Series: “Science Futures” [5/2004] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 8645]

Michael Jackson-Like Deaths by Doctors Seldom Lead to Charges (Bloomberg)

Posted October 15, 2009 by Editor in Biotech Daily, Health | No comments yet

“These are very hard cases to make,” said George Annas , chairman of Boston University’s Department of Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights . “It’s very, very, very rare for a physician to be tried for murder or manslaughter.

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Cleveland wins two economic stimulus grants for bioethics research from National Institutes of Health (MedCity News)

Posted October 14, 2009 by Editor in Bio Ethics | No comments yet

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Federal grant opportunities in bioethics research are few and far between. But researchers at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic have won two grants — together worth nearly $2 million — to study how underserved and minority communities view genomics research, and the bioethics of using deep brain stimulation to help Parkinson’s patients.

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