PolicySeptember 21, 2016
Making Human Hamburgers: Bioethics and the Yuck Factor
It's not measurable and it's not always reliable, but a feeling of disgust can be a guide to what's ethical and what's not
Stories by John Loike
John D. Loike, Ph.D. is Director of Special Programs at the Center for Bioethics, faculty member in the Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics at Columbia University and Director for Biomedical Cross-cultural Education Program (BioCEP). He is the co-author of "Science-based Bioethics".
PolicyJuly 5, 2016
Have the Ethical Questions Surrounding Cloning Changed Since Dolly?
The controversies remain, and new concerns have emerged, but cloning for therapeutic purposes will ultimately be accepted