Sydney Health Ethics: Recent submissions
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Whose genome is it anyway? Ethics and whole genome sequencing before birth
Published 2014-12-01Geneticist Razib Khan's decision to obtain the whole genome sequence of his partner's fetus in utero shows us that genomics is no longer a fantasy. While it would be a mistake to use this one example to condemn the entire ...Open AccessArticle -
Faith-based Perspectives on the use of Chimeric organisms for medical research.
Published 2013-01-01Efforts to advance our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases involve the creation chimeric organisms from human neural stem cells and primate embryos – known as prenatal chimeras. The existence of potential mentally ...Open AccessArticle -
Medicine needs to swallow a bitter pill for a healthier future
Published 2015-03-13Many doctors will recall as a student or trainee hanging nervously off the end of a Deaver – a large retractor used in pre-keyhole gall bladder surgery – while simultaneously trying to answer the surgeon’s barked questions ...Open AccessArticle, Letter -
Umbilical cord blood banking and the next generation of human tissue regulation: An agenda for research
Published 2012-01-01The transformation of umbilical cord blood from being a waste product to being a valuable source of stem cells has led to the emergence of significant legal, ethical and social issues. This editorial proposes an agenda for ...Open AccessArticle -
Return of the Memento Mori: imaging death in public health.
Published 2013-01-01Death has always held a morbid fascination for humans. Indeed, awareness of one’s own mortality may well be one of the defining features of the ‘human condition’ – symbols of death appearing in most civilizations since ...Open AccessArticle