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Last week, World Athletics reconsidered its approach to the rules governing athletes’ use of high-tech trainers in competition. At the heart of this debate is the question of where innovation begins and ‘technological doping’ ends.

We’re calling on research funders, governments, and others involved in health research systems for a more ethical and collaborative approach to conducting research during emergencies.

Governments, funders, and research bodies must take action to ensure that research is undertaken ethically during global health emergencies, says a new report from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.

Anyone wanting to cut down on meat this Veganuary or beyond might be looking to fill the gap with meat-free products that look and taste like meat.

From time to time I have posted updates on this blog about the evolving international discussion surrounding human heritable genome editing…

Filmic dystopias are a great way to imagine how current and prospective scientific developments might be abused in the ‘not too distant future’.

Now it is coming up to decision time about our next in-depth project, which will begin in early 2020.