Genomics4S

By focusing on fairness, accountability, and transparency, we can guarantee that AI-driven innovations in clinical trials improve—rather...

In search for a perfect baby, early adopters do not shy away from using unproven genetic screening technologies. In a recent article in...

With the advent of AI in healthcare, expertise and experiences accrued in ethics oversight of other controversial fields of biomedical...

Emotion recognition AI may not compromise the integrity of our bodies directly, but it can undermine our personal autonomy and free will.

Whole genome sequencing can provide an incredible amount of useful genetic and personal health information, however, there are a number...

Genomics4S Research Director co-authors a new publication that highlights the lack of critical discourse on the issue of human gene...

Media representations of regenerative medicine across countries and continents have consistently conveyed an overtly optimistic view on the

Human brain organoid research offers immense promise for biomedicine but many uncertainties surround the ethical status of organoids and...

The coronavirus pandemic has revealed critical flaws in Canada's long-term care system, leaving seniors unguarded in the face of a global...

The lack of robust science behind the current social distancing rules contributes to uncertainty and raises legitimate questions about...

More than any other recent global health crises, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to embrace a new sense of global...

A new book by Genomics4S Research Fellow Dr. Samuel Ujewe and colleagues scrutinizes the socio-cultural dimensions of emerging infectious...

As provincial policies in Canada remain ineffective in addressing the declining vaccination rates, there is a strong public support for...

The curious case of Emile Ratelband opens up a heated bioethical debate on whether people's chronological age is less important than...

After a mumps outbreak at Temple, the University administration decided to enforce strict immunization rules, similar to measures at...

Child vaccination is not a matter of personal choice or preference; it is a parental responsibility for protecting all children in the...

In-vitro fertilization (IVF) is a technology that involves the fertilization of egg and sperm outside of the human body. It is primarily...

Gene drive mosquitoes could end malaria, but many believe they are the making of a modern day Jurassic Park. Recent news about...

The story of CRISPR technology and the first gene edited babies continues to make headlines around the world. He Jiankui, the Chinese...

India's largely unregulated market for personalized medicine services desperately needs regulation and public accountability....