Lighter sentence for murderer with 'bad genes' Oct 31, 2009
"The point is that behavioural genetics is not there yet, we cannot explain individual behaviour, only large population statistics," says Nita Farahany of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, who specializes in the legal and ethical issues arising from behavioural genetics and neuroscience. Cattarossi argues that all evidence that has a bearing on her client s should be considered by the court. (Scientific American)
State lawmakers tell UC: Return war dead bones Aug 20, 2009
" UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau and UC President Mark Yudof declined to comment. The Chronicle reported Sunday that the skulls and bones of several Japanese who committed suicide during the American invasion of Saipan in 1944 are being kept in an underground vault at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. International lawyers and anthropologists have expressed outrage, saying that the case presents a slew of legal and ethical issues. International law experts assert that the... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Autonomous tech 'requires debate' Aug 20, 2009
The coming age of lorries that drive themselves or robots that perform surgery is fraught with legal and ethical issues, says a new report. The Royal Academy of Engineering says that automated freight transport could be on the roads in as few as 10 years. (BBC News -- Science)
Blood Samples Raise Questions of Privacy... Jul 1, 2009
"There are obviously legal and ethical issues that need further discussion," said R. Rodney Howell, who chairs the committee. "Unfortunately we live in a world of conspiracy theories. We want to inform people that these spots are retained in some states and that they are carefully guarded. We want to be totally transparent.". (The Drudge Report)
Greater transparency needed in development of US policy on cyberattack Apr 30, 2009
Public release date: 29-Apr-2009. Contact: Rebecca Alvania. (EurekAlert!)
MTSU Research Series Lecture examines pregnancy and research Mar 26, 2009
This presentation looks at historical instances that may have influenced such a stringent policy but also considers other legal and ethical issues. The regulation (U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45, Part 46, Subpart B) was written in 1975, which is 16 years before the main body of the federal regulation was created in 1991, and has not been revised since, says Prairie. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
