COVID Vaccine Legality
N&PP Faculty Member Alta Charo discusses the possibility of vaccine mandate and acknowledges that is is unlikely because there would be challenges in court. Check out this article to learn more about the legality of …
December 4, 2020Artificial Intelligence in Patient Care
UW-Madison Professor of law and bioethics Pilar Ossorio comments on the impacts of using artificial intelligence in patient care and the risks that are associated with it. Check out this article to learn more about …
February 19, 2020CRISPR: the movie
N&PP faculty member Alta Charo dismisses certain fears many have from new CRISPR developments by pointing out that characteristics such as intelligence are controlled by multiple genes and by the environment. However, she acknowledges that …
December 18, 2019Dr. Barbara Bendlin announced as the new Neuroscience & Public Policy Program Director
The UW-Madison Neuroscience & Public Policy Program (N&PP) is excited to announce the appointment of our new Director, Dr. Barbara Bendlin. Dr. Bendlin is a Principal Investigator at the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and the Waisman …
August 15, 2019Russian biologist plans more CRISPR-edited babies
A Russian scientist is planning to produce gene-edited babies despite the scientific consensus that such experiments should be banned until an international ethical framework is agreed upon. “It is irresponsible to proceed with this protocol …
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