Gene editing?
Dr Calum MacKellar considers eugenics and the ethics of this new technology
The possibility of editing the genetic heritage of living beings has revolutionised biological research.1,2
Personhood and the embryo
Dr Calum MacKellar reflects on the image of God in human beings
Discussions concerning biomedical developments relating to the human embryo never really leave headline news.
Manimals?
Dr Calum MacKellar asks about the prospect of crossing humans with animals, which could be manufactured by modern science
In 2016, US scientists were told that research may be funded to develop human-nonhuman chimeric embryos.