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Sometimes a Title Says It All: "Kass Backwards"
The editors here at The American Journal of Bioethics have been none too kind to Leon Kass, but none have been quite as harsh as Scott McLemee from InsideHigherEd.com in his piece titled, "Kass Backwards". Below are a few choice excerpts from McLemee's perspective piece on Kass's NEH Jefferson lecture:... (read the rest)
Do You Want Fries with That?
One of the oldest jokes around for those trained in philosophy includes a punch line about serving fries at insert name of favorite fast food restaurant. Well, it would appear at, at least in the UK, the view of one columnist about the value of philosophy degrees, thanks to the... (read the rest)
Center for Practical Bioethics Celebrates 25 Years
Today in Kansas City leaders in the field of bioethics gather to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Center for Practical Bioethics. Topics at the Bioethics Symposium range from organ donation after cardiac death by AJOB's own associate editor, David Magnus of Stanford University to ethical and social issues relating... (read the rest)
Abraham Lincoln: the Brains to be a Book Agent
Lincoln had cancer and he was about to die, right before the bullet got him first. Or at least I think so. I'm a cardiologist who doesn't work on cancer research. So let's run his DNA and find out. This is the case that John Sotos has put before the... (read the rest)
Hot Off The Presses! AJOB's April Issue is Here!
The American Journal of Bioethics' April 2009 issue is now online with some timely and thought-provoking Target Articles that certain to catch your attention. From should we scan our entire bodies, to whose perspective matters, to are parents rushed into end-of-life decisions for dying children, this issue promises not to... (read the rest)
Want a "Perfect Baby"? You're Gonna Have To Make It The Old-Fashioned Way.
That's right, Fertility Institutes in Los Angeles, who announced last month that they would be offering PGD for eye and hair color and other cosmetic traits, has now announced via their website that they are backing off of their plans, says Fox News. Some say due to ethical criticism, other... (read the rest)
I Think Glenn McGee Predicted This Would Happen....
Today, the Wall Street Journal reported that a Los Angeles fertility clinic is offering parents the capacity to choose the traits of their child to allow them to make, um, "The Perfect Baby." The WSJ article, titled "A Baby, Please. Blond, Freckles -- Hold the Colic", describes precisely what McGee... (read the rest)
The Wonders of Polyheme...By Press Release
In the time since my research group published numerous articles concerning community consultation in the trial of the oxygen-carrying blood substitute Polyheme, particularly the most recent trial, conducted in a number of institutions (all Level I trauma centers), Polyheme has been subjected to more criticism than any other substance ever... (read the rest)
Video, Video, Video...
The bioethics.net video library is opening, and soon, through iTunes and already some of the free video we plan to make available is sitting around on a half-baked You Tube page that you can access at youtube.com/bioethix as well as via bioethics.net. At the moment we're just dumping the disks... (read the rest)
Will a Recession Mean that Botox Users Have to Use the 'Wisdom of Repugnance'? Maybe Not.
There's great news for those of you who would prefer to hide any expression whatsoever on your face, particularly those of you who think that a smooth brow and forehead is the calling card of youth and virility. The news? A cosmetic solution that still uses your favorite neurotoxin, botulism,... (read the rest)
McGee Writes One of The Scientist's Most Controversial Columns of the Year
In an email sent out to The Scientist readers today, an article called "No More Periods-Period" by AJOB's Editor-in-Chief Glenn McGee was noted as one of the most controversial columns of 2008. In this piece, McGee ponders and predicts the end of female menstruation and finds no real fault in... (read the rest)
Glenn McGee at the Autism Hangout
Glenn McGee, Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Bioethics and founder of the Institute for Ethics and Autism, was interviewed by the Autism Hangout to discuss ethical issues in autism. Click on the link to listen to his discussion with Craig Evans featured in the Key Learning of Autism... (read the rest)
Glenn McGee in The Scientist: My Eye's On You
In his December column Glenn is thinking about how we'll look at visual enhancements: Picture-perfect vision, with lovely dark pupils and irises of any color you want. Who wouldn't want that? Every person who wears glasses or contact lenses, or who just has that classic wish of the pilot or... (read the rest)
Glenn McGee in The Scientist: Devil and the Deep Blue Sea?
In his column for November, Glenn argues that scientists and industry shouldn't be the only ones making decisions about nanotechnology: Just because I am an ethicist does not mean I am opposed to making money, particularly when it comes with solid scientific discoveries that benefit human kind. The field of... (read the rest)
Glenn McGee in The Scientist: What is your brain worth?
In his column for October, Glenn argues that we should be careful about how we spend money on brain research: According to two European epidemiological studies, approximately one-third of disease resources are spent on neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease, dementia, and stroke. According to the Alzheimer's Association, someone develops the... (read the rest)
Glenn McGee in The Scientist: Me First!
Glenn's column for September proposes two rules for fixing the system of academic authorship: This spring, The Scientist received a letter signed by Fertility and Sterility editor Alan DeCherney, asking to retract comments he made three months earlier, in which he accused authors of an F&S paper of plagiarism. The... (read the rest)
Glenn McGee in The Scientist: How Much Should Gardasil Cost?
Glenn's August column for The Scientist looks at the HPV vaccine: A sneaky virus has infected 20 million Americans. For most, it's just an inconvenience, causing unattractive lesions. But for some, the infection leads to cancer, killing 250,000 people worldwide and costing billions in medical expenses every year. The vast... (read the rest)
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