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The pitfalls of ‘informed consent’ for DNA analysis

Impact: DNA Decoding    April 23, 2010
What can be done with your DNA – with or without your permission? At the heart of the controversy – and potentially many more controversies to come – is the notion of ‘informed consent’ about DNA testing. If you donate your blood, for example at a blood bank, and someone then collects a sample from [...]
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Ethical killer drones

Impact: Robotics    April 1, 2010
The trend in modern warfare, which typically means the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan, is attack your enemies by remote, work with the friendlies up close. Air power, rocketry, and artillery have long been weapons of remote attack; now the arsenal includes drones – flying robotics that do everything except make the decision to [...]
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