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Do New Tools Need New Ethics?

September 7, 2018

Scarcely a week goes by without the announcement of another breakthrough owing to advancing biotechnology. Each puts pressure on current policy guidelines and approaches. But do the tools created during different eras in science demand new ethics guidelines and policies? Our Jeffrey Kahn shares his opinion

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The old boundaries of the human self are being blurred by technology. The risks are real, but the potential is astounding

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Eric Kmiec interviews our Debra Mathews about ethical issues related to CRISPR gene editing technology

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On battlefields of the past, killing was intentional and intensely personal. In the future, the automated nature of combat, the artificial enhancement of soldiers and the speed and distances involved will threaten to undermine the warrior ethos

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Medical data tends to be messy and hard to annotate, which makes it hard for neural networks to learn from. But machine learning is beginning to make progress

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Stelarc, a 72-year-old Australian, has an ear on his arm. Soon he hopes to attach a small microphone to it so people can, via the internet, listen to whatever it hears

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A genomics startup co-founded by George Church emerged from stealth mode on Wednesday, proclaiming that blockchain, the technology that underlies transactions of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, will help people understand their genome, find cures for (unspecified) diseases, and, unlike most existing genomics companies, guarantee that individuals will retain permanent ownership of their DNA data

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For years, Larry Smarr has used a supercomputer to monitor his health and peer at his organs. Recently, he used his knowledge to help direct his own surgery

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