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Genetic Ethics in Hawaiʻi: Bioethics in Genetics in the Media

Exploring the intersection of biotechnological advancement and our unique island culture.

As biotechnology finds its way into so many aspects of our lives, so too will bioethics appear with increasing frequency in the media spotlight. These articles are meant to highlight both the explicit and implicit considerations given to bioethical issues in the media, while serving as launching points for timely classroom conversations surrounding those issues.

On this page, recent reporting on current events with a "bioethics in genetics" dimension will appear on the Latest News tab in the boxes below. As these stories become less current, they will be sorted onto the various other tabs behind by subject area.

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Bioethics in Genetics in Hawaiʻi

Bioethics in Genetics in World News

  • For an overview of how genetic ancestry testing actually works, see the National Library of Medicine (National Institutes of Health) primer in their Genetics Home Reference database.
  • This call by CRISPR biologists to their academic peers for a self-imposed moratorium on human germline editing drew several public rebuttals, including A case against a moratorium on germline gene editing from bioethicist Dr. G. Owen Schaefer of the National University of Singapore.

Bioethics in Genetics on the Screen

Intro