Category: Medicine
As Clay in the Potter’s Hand, Eugenicists Would Edit Human Genes
One Oxford bioethicist says germ-line experiments are no different from having cell phones and computers.
China Is Still Killing and Harvesting Falun Gong for Organs
The splendid former Canadian MP David Kilgour has fought this particularly heinous practice for many years.
Understanding Cardiovascular Function: How Water Is Distributed in the Body
Water is the body’s most abundant molecule, making up about 60 percent by weight.
From the Folks Who Brought You Camels and Lucky Strikes: "Consensus"
History tells repeatedly of scientific consensus or implications of same that were driven by self-interest, expedience, groupthink, or just plain ignorance.
Biologist Ann Gauger on How Life Is Sculpted by Death
Cell death forms our hands and feet, ears and eyes, our nervous system, and more.