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Bioethics

  • Scientific fraud - "How to Succeed in Science (without doing any)" -  link
  • The NIH has a huge collection of YouTube videos, including a section on bioethics. Look for the category "bioethics" in the left-hand menu. -  link
  • New York Times article about article censorship due to public safety/terrorism concerns. -  link
  • The journals Nature and Science say no to censorship of articles. -  link
  • Article on a poll of over 1500 researchers' attitudes on personal genomic testing. -  link
  • Totally unproven stem cell therapies by sports figures and celebrities are receiving undue media attention, which may ultimately negatively impact stem cell research. -  link
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