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Bioethics
Experimental fetal therapy needs trial testing, bioethicists say
Published April 20, 2018
Amnioinfusion therapy could aid lung development in fetuses that do not develop kidneys
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Genetics
Revising the genome
Published Winter 2017
CRISPR lets scientists edit our genetic source code. This is going to be interesting. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
NEWS + INFO
'Practical ethics' research gets a boost
Published April 20, 2018
From robots to refugees, seven new projects win grants
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Interdisciplinary research
Ethics, practically
Published April 20, 2018
Berman Institute supports nine projects focused on contemporary ethical issues, from climate change to social justice
2 new NAM members
Published April 20, 2018
Rothman, Kahn among 79 elected to National Academy of Medicine for contributions to medical sciences, health care, public health
Bioethics
20 years after ACHRE
Published April 20, 2018
Symposium explores ethical fallout of government-sponsored radiation experiments conducted on unsuspecting citizens
Bioethics
Baby, it's hot outside
Published April 20, 2018
Bioethicist Travis Rieder discusses the morality of having children in the age of global warming / NPR
Bioethics
Jeffrey P. Kahn to direct Berman Institute
Published April 20, 2018
He replaces Ruth Faden, the institute's founding director who spent 20 years in the role
Bioethics
Berman Institute program wins $4M grant
Published April 20, 2018
Funding will support continued study of the complex implications of genomic research / Berman Institute of Bioethics
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Bioethics
Pregnancy and public health
Published April 20, 2018
Group to develop guidelines for inclusion of pregnant women in public health research