Is It Time to Regulate Biohacking?August 13, 2019 |
California thinks so. A new law warns biohackers not to edit their genes at home
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If Kardie Lee’s daughter had to be fully vaccinated to enroll in school, the choice was simple, she felt: Her daughter would not attend school
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In a company blog post, Waymo noted that “it’s the first time that California has allowed tests on public roads of fully driverless cars ― that is, without a test driver sitting in the driver’s seat,” and elaborated that the permit includes day and night testing, on a variety of road types
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And yes, that last name is familiar. Barbara Rae-Venter is pioneering a new, high-stakes application of genomics — one that could put killers behind bars. Half a lifetime ago, she was married to the man who went on to become perhaps the best-known pioneer of the field
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The AMA Has Long Opposed Assisted SuicideJune 11, 2018 |
Is that about to change?
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How well are doctors, nurses and other workers at your local hospital vaccinated against the flu? That depends on the hospital. According to data from the California Department of Public Health, flu vaccination rates among health care staffers at the state’s acute care hospitals range from a low of 37 percent to 100 percent
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At Some Veterans Homes, Aid-In-Dying Is Not An OptionFebruary 13, 2018 |
California voters passed a law two years ago that allows terminally ill people to take lethal drugs to end their lives, but controversy is growing over a newer rule that effectively bans that option in the state’s eight veterans homes
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After a Debacle, How California Became a Role Model on MeaslesJanuary 16, 2018 |
Changing minds on vaccination is very difficult, but it isn’t so important when a law can change behavior
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