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Out in the open
process, and in the UK the Health Research Authority now requires clinical trials to be registered in order to gain ethics approval. There are still thousands of trials involving hundreds of thousands of people that remain unused and unpublished....
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Valuing our Life Support Systems Summit
Health England), Jo Pike (Scottish Wildlife Trust), and many others will discuss natural capital and health, accounting, ethics, investing, cities, corporate stewardship, food security, conservation, culture, mapping and more. Book your place now Find...
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An international response to infectious disease research
for work in the life sciences rests with the researchers’, summarising the conclusions of a recentreport from the German Ethics Council. She claimed that in order for scientists to perform a comprehensive risk benefit assessment of their work they must...
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Scientists concerned that culture of research can hinder scientific endeavour
who took part in a project exploring the ethical consequences of the culture of research led by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. Aspects of the culture of research in UK higher education institutions (HEIs) can encourage poor research practices and...
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Dr Mark Clements named HE Bioscience Teacher of the Year
Westminster, where he teaches a range of courses in biotechnology, microbiology, molecular biology, stem cell biology and ethics. Dr Clements, originally from Exmouth, works to develop innovative teaching methods within his faculty, as well as...
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Spotlight on: Parasitology
publication or peer reviewing other manuscripts. I don't work in the lab so much now, but I do train people and oversee the ethics of our experiments. I am meeting with the Gates Foundation soon to discuss diagnostics for tropical diseases. A parasitic...
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HPV and Cervical Cancer: Achievements in Prevention and Future Prospects
males. Likewise, policymakers may learn a lesson or two about the introduction of vaccination programmes – from the ethics associated with implementing them to the use of herd immunity in tackling lower-income populations. Warts and all, this book...
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Mental Illness, Discrimination and the Law: Fighting for Social Justice
some key acts, conventions and statements, and is a useful resource for students of mental health law, policy and ethics – perhaps especially for civil society groups who hope to (re)shape legislation. The diversity of legal edicts and policies from...
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The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr Weigl
front line. The Fantastic History of Dr Weigl is a fascinating and sobering read, a mix of political and military history, ethics, biography and bacteriology. Professor Andrew Taylor-Robinson CBiol FRSB
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Denys Wheatley: Why aren’t researchers taught how to write and publish?
they will frequently meet many difficulties in matters such as peer reviewing, copyright, conflicts of interest and ethics. These matters are glossed over even in some of the better books on the subject. There is not yet a much-needed vade mecum (a...
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Three-second memory? Sounds fishy
5) Braithwaite, V. A. et al. Variation in Emotion and cognition among fishes. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 26, 7–23 (2013). 6) Rey, S. et al. Fish can show emotional fever: stress-induced hyperthermia in zebrafish. Proc. R. Soc. B...
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“We’re trying to define the disease at the same time as treating it”
incredible, probably Nobel Prize winning material. We have seen this in various ways, whether it's the review bodies, the ethics panels, the regulators – the pandemic has changed ways of working, generally in a good way. We're working as quick as we...
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"It's so simple to make brain organoids. There is even a kit you can buy that has everything in it"
to be useful in modelling early brain development and neurodevelopmental disorders, and have prompted much debate over the ethics of growing ever more complex and mature 'mini-brains'. You first created cerebral organoids almost by accident. Can you...
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The road to replacement
To effect the wholesale change required to accelerate theadoption of replacement technologies, we work with funding bodies, ethics boards, learned societies and journals, helping to raise awareness of the suitability and scientific value of non-animal...
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Helping you tackle the world’s challenges
policymaking. Research culture – empowering and supporting underrepresented communities in the biosciences and advising on ethics and integrity standards in research. Our research communities should reflect the diversity of the society they serve....
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Zone 2: Activities and Experiments
| Biochemical Society Scientific Scissors is a hands-on activity aimed at informing and debating about the applications and ethics of genome editing. You can download the materials to run this activity yourself. Medicine Makers | British Pharmacological...
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Experts debate implications of using DNA to predict cancer
getting cancer based on their genome. Dr Mark Taylor, deputy director of theSheffield Institute of Biotechnology Law and Ethics, explored the possibilities that cheaper and faster genome sequencing might bring, such as insurers or employers making...
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RSB and Biochemical Society pack out the Royal Institution for the annual Biology Week debate
potential to improve the health of millions of people worldwide in a variety of ways. However, it also raises questions of ethics and rights over the theoretical potential to alter physical attributes or other human characteristics. A panel of five...
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Thousands of people take part in Biology Week 2017
The event, held in partnership with the Biochemical Society, featured a panel of experts, who discussed the science and ethics of genome editing, and where we should draw the line. On Tuesday 10th October the RSB, in partnership with the British...
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The Big Biology Breakthroughs of 2017
through to gestation if the purpose was to prevent devastating disease. Shaun Pattinson FRSB, professor of medical law and ethics at Durham University, wrote: "These developments again bring what were once the hypothetical questions of armchair...
