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Featured in ethics

By Feb 26, 2021
Environment

Thrift shopping is an environmental and ethical trap

There’s a smarter way to do it.
By Jan 30, 2020
Health

There isn’t much science supporting wilderness therapy for teens

Some programs swear by the pricey intervention, but the results are still up in the air.
By Oct 19, 2019
Health

A key tool to fighting the opioid crisis is in short supply

Is a price tag of $40 too high to save a life?
By Sep 30, 2019
Science

Collecting more diverse DNA samples could exploit the very people scientists want to help

To be equitable, genetic research needs to involve minority communities. But trust is still a major hurdle.
By May 2, 2018
Science

Consumer DNA tests can’t tell you much, but they sure can get your relatives arrested

It's time to think about who has your data.
By Apr 26, 2018
Science

If you grow a brain in a lab, will it have a mind of its own?

As our ability to create organs expands, ethical questions come into play.
By Apr 9, 2018
Science

DNA proved this tiny skeleton wasn’t an alien—and opened up an ethical debate about testing human remains

Who owns the bones?
By Jan 20, 2018
Health

We’re getting better at screening for cancer, and that could be a problem

Opinions vary among medical professionals.
By Jan 16, 2018
Animals

No one knows if lobsters feel pain, which makes boiling them alive rather complicated

Switzerland's new laws ask you to consider the lobster.
By Nov 6, 2017
Health

Oh, the places your blood will go after you donate it

Blood donations are actually full of important disease data.