ethics
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New DNA Test That Reveals A Child’s True Age Has Promise, But Ethical Pitfalls
Epigenetic clocks are a new type of biological test currently capturing the attention of the scientific community, private companies and governmental agencies because of their potential to reveal an individual’s “true” age.
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If You’ve Given Your DNA To A DNA Database, U.S. Police May Now Have Access To It
In the past week, news has spread of a Florida judge’s decision to grant a warrant allowing police to search one of the world’s largest online DNA databases, for leads in a criminal case.
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Young Justice: Outsiders Is Raising Fascinating Questions About Super Ethics
While Young Justice: Outsiders’ larger, overarching story has followed multiple groups of public-facing and covert Justice League teams fighting to stop the Light and its involvement in Granny Goodness’ metahuman trafficking operation, some of the series’ smaller, more personal stories have explored what the new age of active meta-genes means for “normal” people.
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CRISPR Baby Mutation Linked To Higher Risk Of Early Death
New research shows that the genetic tweak employed by disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui to make babies immune to HIV carries an associated risk of early death.