Ethics Articles

Genetics

Pharmacogenomics, Ethics, and Public Policy

How personalized medicine can develop in a way that promotes the good of both individuals and the broader society
Karen Peterson-Iyer

'G' Is for Genes and Genomes

Genetic testing poses ethical problems for individuals who may learn they have an illness for which there is no treatment.
Margaret R. McLean

'H' Is for Heredity and Huntington's

An introduction to the ethics of genetic counseling and genetic testing.
Margaret R. McLean

Personalized Medicine: The Ethics of Access

Pharmacogenomics sparks new therapeutic possibilities and new threats to the U.S. health care system.
Karen Peterson-Iyer

Future of Food: An Introduction to the Ethical Issues in Genetically Modified Foods

Center Director of Biotechnology and Health Care Ethics Margaret R. McLean looks at the future of genetically modified food.
Margaret R. McLean

Future of Food

The Center's annual biotechnology conference.

Listening Behind the Questions: How Experts Can Improve the Public Discourse on Gene Patenting

Important ethical issues lie behind popular concerns about genetics.
Miriam Schulman

Of SNPS, TRIPS, and Human Dignity: Ethics and Gene Patenting

Report on a Center conference about the law and ethics of gene patenting.
Miriam Schulman

When What We Know Outstrips What We Can Do

Our genes contain information that scientists hope will help in the treatment of many diseases. Huntington's dissease provides a window on the choices we face as medicine increases our ability to intervene in human genetics.
Margaret R. McLean

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes?

An exploration of the ethics of genetically modified foods.
Miriam Schulman