Tag: biotechnology
An Example of Ethical Human Genetic Engineering
The primary ethical problems with CRISPR in humans so far have come from “germ line” genetic engineering.
Scientists Make Male Rat Give Birth
Scientists just took a big step toward making that once unthinkable prospect — biological males giving birth — a reality.
Intelligent Design Has Implications for Genome Editing
Biology is a lavish display of sophisticated designs exceeding all human engineering to date.
Stifle Your Nausea: Ready for a Dish-Grown Brain?
“We have already genetically engineered babies, the march toward three- (or more) parent human embryos, and radical proposals for creating novel family forms.”
Science and Scientism: The Prophetic Vision of C. S. Lewis
This essay has argued that Lewis was prophetic as regards the advent of techniques powerful enough to bring about the effects he feared.