SCOTUS Rules On Gene PatentsJune 17, 2013 |
The Berman Institute’s resident geneticist Debra Mathews breaks down the Supreme Court ruling on gene patents, and its implications for healthcare and research
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Genetic Risk for Hereditary CancerJune 14, 2013 |
A devil beset by details.
Angelina Jolie’s openness about her preventative mastectomy highlights the need for more accessible genetic testing and counseling
Building Public Trust in Genomic ResearchMarch 25, 2013 |
Our Michelle Huckaby Lewis comments on ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the Sequel’ an op-ed by Rebecca Skloot
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Returning Genetic InformationJanuary 14, 2013 |
Reluctance to return results has less to do with questioning people’s ability to understand uncertain risk than the irresponsibility of giving out info that doctors and researchers don’t fully understand themselves
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‘Bourne Legacy’ and The Rat-JellyfishAugust 1, 2012 |
Both art and science remind us of the significant ethical challenges presented by new advances in genetics
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11 for Bioethics in ’12December 29, 2011 |
Faculty members from the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics make eleven predictions about the big issues facing bioethics in 2012
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Who’s Afraid of the Human Genome?December 6, 2011 |
Sequencing the full genetic code for individual patients will not be free or even cheap, not only in terms of money but in terms of some important risks that need to be considered, assessed, and hopefully addressed
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