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Advances in neurotechnology, including AI applications, need to be regulated. (Shutterstock)

May 11, 2025

New recommendations for regulating neurotechnology in Canada include protecting Indigenous rights

Judy Illes, University of British Columbia; Bartha Knoppers, McGill University; Jennifer Chandler, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Ross Upshur, University of Toronto, and Vardit Ravitsky, Université de Montréal

UNESCO’s approach to regulating neurotechnology considers future applications and current privacy and consent concerns.

Redditors are eager to share their perspectives, knowledge and experiences of non-invasive prenatal testing. (Shutterstock)

March 8, 2022

Non‑invasive prenatal testing: Online discussions show risk perception is highly personal

Alessandro Marcon, University of Alberta and Vardit Ravitsky, Université de Montréal

Non-invasive prenatal testing can assess risk for genetic anomalies in a fetus. But interpreting risk levels is highly personal, as a study on Reddit discussions shows.

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that the connections between science and policy need to be reconsidered. (Shutterstock)

June 30, 2021

Canadian ethicists recognize the critical importance of science and research

Judy Illes, University of British Columbia; Bartha Knoppers, McGill University; Eric M. Meslin, University of Toronto; Jennifer Chandler, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Ross Upshur, University of Toronto; Steven J. Hoffman, York University, Canada; Tania Bubela, Simon Fraser University, and Vardit Ravitsky, Université de Montréal

A new standing committee will ensure that Canadian federal policy is based on science. The committee should consider critical ethical thinking, scholarship and action, as well as legal frameworks and sociocultural values.

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