It's been nearly three years since controversial Chinese biophysicist He Jiankul was released from prison for gene-hacking ...

Worthy goals all, but what happens when they come into conflict? Science and technology are constantly pitting our values against each other. In this special feature, we’ve selected 10 ...

The more rapidly science propels humanity forward ... from around the world met in Washington to discuss the difficult ethics of these choices. More discussions are planned.

The report will identify and (to the extent feasible) recommend practical steps that National Science Foundation-supported researchers and others in the computing research community can take to ...

In the realm of genetic engineering and biotechnology, the creation of hybrid animals—organisms that combine genetic material ...

Any action on climate change confronts serious ethical issues of fairness and responsibility across individuals, nations, generations, and the rest of nature. Aa Aa Aa Climate change is one of the ...

Department of Anatomy researcher Professor Siân Halcrow is collaborating with two biological anthropology colleagues from the ...

Different academic and industry norms within AI ethics underscore the potential benefit of shared preprinting guidelines and ...

This course covers a selection of topics central to the ethical practice of data science. Students will learn key concepts and methods to analyze a variety of case studies, from the historical and ...