Allele: Alternate forms of a gene. For example, human blood type has 3 alleles -- A, B, and O. Each human being inherits 2 alleles for every gene function, 1 from each parent. Gene therapy: Treatment ...

The mega-ethical question of who and what is a human being is brought to one’s mind with increasing frequency by the accelerating advances in scientific technology. As human beings increasingly apply ...

Discussions about ethics are important in many aspects of health care but are especially critical when the health care includes genetic testing. There are several aspects of genetic testing that may ...

A new tool allows parents undergoing in vitro fertilization to screen their embryos for health issues, but is it ethical? Genetic disease is believed to be linked to 41 percent of U.S. infants' deaths ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The University of Virginia School of Law will host a conference on genetics law and ethics this spring. Gabbard denies hiding whistleblower complaint: 'A blatant lie' ...

What if you could screen embryos for diseases before they became babies? What if you had the power to choose the traits your baby would have? Would you use it? These practically polar opposite ...

This study abroad program is designed to explore the intersection of genetics, culture, ethics, and public policy in a global context. London and Scotland offer uniquely rich educational environments ...

Professor Maxwell Mehlman, co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, the Arthur E. Petersilge Professor of Law and a Distinguished University Professor, published the fifth edition of his acclaimed ...

In June, as the public and private genome projects prepared to announce the rough mapping of the human genome, a special Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) genetics ethics committee was ...

Earlier this year, Gallaudet University established a Gene Editing Think Tank, building on years of sustained conversation, ...

Through discussion, presentations and surveys, community-specific issues related to genetics and bioethics were identified. THE workshop runs from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday and 8 a.m. to noon on ...