Bioethics Obervatory – Institute of Life Sciences – UCV Same sex attraction genetics studies raise more questions than answers

Bioethics Obervatory – Institute of Life Sciences – UCV Same sex attraction genetics studies raise more questions than answers

INSTITUTE OF LIFE SCIENCES

nº 80

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SPECIAL REPORTS

A review of the relationship between same sex attraction and genetics Much has been written about the factors that trigger same-sex attraction and homosexual behavior. The possible existence of genetic determinants that are detectable in individuals … Read more.

3D bioprinting for regenerative medicine and to produce organs. State of the art and an ethical reflection A recent article published in the Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with the suggestive title 3D Bioprinting: principles, fantasies and prospects… Read more.

NEWS

Syphilis epidemic in Europe.  Syphilis cases have skyrocketed in Europe, are more common in some countries than new cases of HIV infection, according to a report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention… Read more.

A possible clinical therapy to treat extremely preterm babies  Prenatal medicine in extremely preterm infants raises important medical and ethical dilemmas… Read more.

China. One step forward the regulation of gene editing in humans They have developed a draft of the civil code, by which “experiments on genes in adults or embryos that endanger human health or violate ethical norms can accordingly be seen…  Read more.

CRISPR human experiments. New global registry is proposed World Health Organization (WHO) created an international committee of 18 researchers and bioethicists, which met in Geneva, Switzerland… Read more.

IN BRIEF

Massive demonstration in Paris against state-funded IVF draft law for lesbian couples. The debate of the right of same sex couples IVF access reaches its zenith in France.  France’s health care system would cover the cost of the IVF procedures for all women under… Read more.

Assisted reproduction does not show negative side effects in adulthood A recent study that looked at these effects in ART- conceived individuals aged 25-35 years of age, compared with a control … Read more.

Three-dimensional models of human embryos using human stem cells Arecent study that used human embryonic stem cells - despite the restrictions of embryo … Read more.

Scientists discover hidden blood networks that cross through bone That anatomy and the same science should still contain such surprises that could change dramatically our knowledge of the human body . In a paper … Read more.