Bioethics

The CRISPR Revolution and the New Era of Genome Editing

Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution

Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution

Genetically identical primates offer the best models of human disease, but raise ethical issues.

A handful of experiments are raising questions about whether clumps of cells and disembodied brains could be sentient, and how scientists would know if they were.

Artificial intelligence and brain–computer interfaces must respect and preserve people’s privacy, identity, agency and equality, say Rafael Yuste, Sara Goering and colleagues.

The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design

The police can access your online family-tree research – and use it to investigate your relatives.