CRISPR gene editing applications. State of the art in medicine

CRISPR gene editing applications. State of the art in medicine

Remarkable reports of the first months of this year by our Observatory

Selected by Bioethics Observatory - Institute of Life Sciences editors

Bioethics at a Glance special summer issue - 2020

"Death by donation" Harvesting vital organs from living donors Refers to the fact that people who wish to commit suicide may volunteer to have their organs removed by a surgical procedure. Now, an article has… Read more.

Dilemmas raised around the pandemic. Stockpiled vaccines and drugs Among the many bioethical issues raised in the COVID-19 pandemic are those related to the quest for and production of vaccines and drugs for the prevention and treatment… Read more.

CRISPR. Some of the most recent advances The CRISPR gene editing tool has opened possibilities for application in multiple areas, including medicine, agriculture, and livestock, among others. An issue that has been… Read more.

Confusing terminology “Medically assisted dying” referring to euthanasia Language engineering used around them.Two groups should be distinguished in that manipulation: a) the manipulation supported … Read more.

Deficiencies in treatment of gender dysphoria Gender dysphoria current treatment based on hormone agonists to suppress puberty… Read more.

COVID-19 vaccines using cells from induced human abortions "Could be used on a temporary basis until other similar vaccines produced without the use of such fetal cell types will be available" In recent days there has been much social debate over the morality... Read more.

Restrictions in ART-IVF? A relevant bioethical issue In an excellent review published in the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, entitled "Is it time to establish age restrictions in ART?" the authors address a growing modern-day medical and ethical challenge… Read more.

Verifying when human biological life begins Current scientific evidence allows affirming that “an intact human embryo is created by the fertilization of an egg by a sperm cell and by the resulting formation of embryonic and embryo-surrounding cell lineages… Read more.