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September 4, 2009: Personalized Genetic Testing
Is the promise of direct-to-consumer genetic testing being oversold? What ethical and public policy concerns does selling genetic tests directly to the public raise?
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July 17, 2009: Faith and the Brain
“Being religious or spiritual has a very profound effect on our biology and our brain,” says neuroscientist Andrew Newberg. “It can change our brain and change ourselves over time.”
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February 6, 2009: Darwin at 200
As the world marks Charles Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of his book On the Origin of Species, Texas has become the latest battleground state in the evolution curriculum controversy.
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August 15, 2008: Animal Testing Ethics
Animal research has long been controversial. The medical benefits can be significant, although not always, and opponents argue the benefits are often outweighed by the pain and suffering inflicted on the animal.
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June 20, 2008: Body Donor Memorial Service
Every summer, first-year medical students from throughout Maryland gather with family members of people who donated their bodies to science.
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August 17, 2007: Genetic Enhancement
Parents want to do whatever is possible to make their children healthy. But what about going beyond health to enhancement, making kids bigger or smarter or more talented? Science is opening that door in a big way, and many ethicists debate where the line between health and enhancement should be. Kim Lawton has our story.
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August 17, 2007: Michael Sandel
Read R & E producer Susan Grandis Goldstein’s June 5, 2007 interview with Michael Sandel in Washington, D.C.
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August 17, 2007: Gregory Stock
Read Kim Lawton's interview with Gregory Stock, CEO of Signum Biosciences and director of the Medicine, Technology, and Society Program at the UCLA School of Medicine.
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November 17, 2006: E.O. Wilson
Science and religion are sometimes at odds over the environment, but one prominent biologist is pleading for both to work together in order to protect the earth's biodiversity -- the many species of plants and animals that scientists say are at risk. E.O. Wilson is the author of a recent book, THE CREATION. He spoke with Bob Abernethy.
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November 17, 2006: E.O. Wilson Extended Interview
Read more of Bob Abernethy's October 16, 2006 interview in Cambridge, Massachusetts with E.O. Wilson.
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