When is it permissible for a doctor to give a lethal dose of painkillers to a patient? Greg Jones explores the complexities of double effect.
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Would you give your kidney to a stranger?Kate Adams learns what it’s like to give and receive a kidney. |
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Is playing God the answer to climate change?The recent postponement of a geoengineering experiment in the UK highlights the growing debate on whether geoengineering could be the Pandora’s box of the climate change problem. |
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We are as ignorant of embryos and stem cells as everThat a judge was called upon to clarify what an EU directive meant by the word ‘embryo’ shows up just how little the citizens of our democracies understand about the science-based laws we write. |
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Sex in the lab: creating artificial sperm and eggsInfertile mice recently produced pups with the aid of scientists. But are the science and the ethics of artificial sperm and eggs compatible? |
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