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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 7, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Biology
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, artificial intelligence, Case Western Reserve University, cells, computers, embryos, emotions, humans, life, natural selection, organism, robots, The Scientist}

Progress in Defining “Being Alive”

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 7, 2019

Bioethics, Biology, Life Sciences

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I have long believed that “being alive” is the fundamental predicate to possessing even rudimentary intrinsic moral value. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 26, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __cedited, __image, China, CRISPR, DNA, egg, embryo, embryos, eugenics, gene editing, genetic disease, Hong Kong, in vitro fertilization, MIT Technology Review, Nobel Prize, science}

Eugenics Revisited: Scientists on the Verge of Genetically Engineering Babies

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 26, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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CRISPR is the most powerful technology invented since the splitting of the atom. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 26, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, biotechnology, cloning, CRISPR, DNA, embryos, George W. Bush, pandemic, sperm}

Mass Human Cloning May Soon Be Upon Us

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 26, 2018

Bioethics, Life Sciences

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Human cloning has been accomplished, but the field remains generally stalled because of a shortage of human eggs. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 31, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __cedited, adult stem cells, dopamine, embryos, Kyoto University, monkeys, neurons, Research, skin cells, stem cells}

Ethical Stem Cells Relieve Parkinson’s in Monkeys

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 31, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

The advance of ethical stem cell research continues exponentially. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 27, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Science
Technology
Tagged
, __cedited, Brave New World, CRISPR, DNA, embryos, eugenics, genetic engineering, MIT Technology Review}

Human Genetic Engineering Begins

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 27, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine, Science, Technology

2}

It may start with curing disease. But it won’t stay there. Many are drooling to engage in eugenic genetic enhancements. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 4, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, Bill Nye, embryos, IVF, Oskar Schindler, The Stream, Wesley J. Smith}

“Extra People” — Now Turned into Jewelry

_{David Klinghoffer
May 4, 2017

Bioethics, Evolution, Life Sciences

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Our friends at The Stream were kind enough to adapt some of what I’ve written here on Bill Nye, Oskar Schindler, and the notion of “extra people.” Read More ›

Statue of Lady Justice in front of the Romer in Frankfurt

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
December 9, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Medicine
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, __nedited, embryos, human life, human rights, in vitro fertilization, wisdom}

When Embryos Sue

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 9, 2016

Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Medicine, Reproductive Science

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Here is my Solomonic take on a story illustrating the moral conundrums wrought by reproductive technologies. Read More ›