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AI promises to accelerate scientific discovery, but if scientists aren’t careful public trust may be left behind.
Telling people an animal is destined for the laboratory makes them take a dimmer view of its mental abilities.
Pigs with human kidneys? Brain-powered computer chips? Science is creating new kinds of living things – and our moral understanding needs to catch up fast.
Scientific and public uproar resulted when the Chinese scientist announced the births of the first human babies with heritable edits to their genes. A new documentary reexamines the saga.
Hopefully, Joe Biden’s presidency will mark the end of using cherry-picked science to suit a political agenda. As Trump’s successor, however, he’s placed in a difficult position.
In an era of big scientific collaborations, China’s renegade actions have hurt its reputation. As international researchers back away, it may be the country’s military that ultimately suffers.
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Professor of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University
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Lecturer in Bioethics, Monash University; The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor in Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore
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Professor, Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Maître de conférences, Université Savoie Mont Blanc; The University of Western Australia
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Professeur de psychologie sociale, membre honoraire de l’Institut universitaire de France (IUF), directeur de la MSH Alpes (CNRS/UGA), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
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Senior Lecturer in Technology and Society, Responsible Innovation Lab, Australian National University
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Researcher, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo
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Professor and Chair, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), University of Oslo
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GBIF Node Manager for Norway, University of Oslo
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Professor of Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity, Addis Ababa University