by Alexis DUPORT | 22 Mar, 2018 | Gènéthique informs you
The human embryo: a person or a cluster of cells? To be or not to be, that truly is the question when dozens of human embryo research protocols are authorised by the Biomedicine Agency. Because the said embryos are destroyed in this type of research. Also, when the...
by Alexis DUPORT | 19 Mar, 2018 | Gènéthique informs you
Our ancestors revered the soul as the principle of the body’s animation. The last few decades have seen a host of fascinating discoveries leading to a better understanding of the way our cells work and the differentiation mechanisms that lie at the origin of all...
by Alexis DUPORT | 13 Mar, 2018 | Gènéthique informs you
In response to demands from feminist groups lobbying for “free, safe legal abortion since 2005”, President of Argentina Mauricio Macri, though personally opposed to abortion, announced that Congress should open a debate on decriminalizing abortion. On Monday,...
by Alexis DUPORT | 6 Mar, 2018 | Gènéthique informs you
End-stage cancer patients have to face difficult decisions: what treatment options should they choose to achieve their goals? When is it reasonable to stop treatment? A study published in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry shows that these patients might be...
by Alexis DUPORT | 1 Mar, 2018 | Gènéthique informs you
Although neurosciences[1] open up vast therapeutic avenues, they are not entirely risk-free and international regulation is required. The information contained in the human brain is becoming increasingly accessible with advances in neurosciences. Although they...
by Alexis DUPORT | 18 Jan, 2018 | Gènéthique informs you
Bionic eye, prostheses, exoskeleton – the augmented human of the 21st century fascinates and repels us at the same time. But what is an augmented human? Where should the line between repair, care and augmentation actually be drawn? Is there a threshold beyond...