Tag: Bioethics
Should we bring back the thylacine? We asked 5 experts
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In a newly announced partnership with Texas biotech company Colossal Biosciences, Australian researchers are hoping their dream to bring back...
Bringing woolly mammoths back from extinction might not be such a bad idea — ethicists explain
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US startup Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to bring woolly mammoths, or animals like them, back from extinction and into the frosty landscape of...
India is facing a terrible crisis. How can Australia respond ethically?
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India’s COVID-19 crisis has revived a longstanding debate about whether foreign governments should come to the aid of countries facing major...
Are COVID vaccines vegan? Should I get one anyway? An ethicist explains
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Some of my vegan friends are reluctant to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
These vaccines do not contain animal products. Yet animals were used to develop and test...