The real Minority Report
Police in America are to use Minority Report style computer programmes to predict who will commit crimes before they happen.

BioCentre BioDiary
Check out BioCentre's BioDiary which offers a good selection of external bioethics related symposia, conferences, seminars and other such events.

Journal articles database
Don't miss checking out BioCentre's database of free-to-view academic journal articles on various bioethics related topics.

Egg and sperm donors may get thousands of pounds in fertility plan
Britain's fertility regulator is planning big changes to the strict rules governing egg and sperm donation in order to try to stop more childless couples from seeking treatment abroad.

Media Monitoring

Writer Neal Stephenson unveils his digital novel The Mongoliad
Author Neal Stephenson has been credited for inspiring today’s virtual world startup...

Police in America are to use Minority Report style computer programmes to predict who will...

Lessons in robotics change children's perceptions
Could teaching kids how robots are used in the real world create a new generation of desig...
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BioRead ![]() The Restoration Game Reviewed by Matt James For many the name Ken MacLeod may be synonymous with the very best of UK science fiction. Author of eleven previous novels, five of which have been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, MacLeod is widely recognised as being a sci-fi author who delivers intelligent, witty and politically challenging novels.His latest, The Restoration Game was released just this month (July 2010) following closely on the tails of acclaimed novels such as The Execution Channel and The Night Sessions. Despite such a good reputation this has been the first novel written by the author which I have read. |
Opinion
By Elizabeth Smee and Iseult Roche.The April 2008 British Society of Gastroenterologists guidelines on consent has extended inform ...
In an age where technology is increasing the scope for information sharing, there exists suspicion of anything which expands Stat ...
Matt James explores some of the ethical issues surrounding the recent news that Dr. Craig Venter and his team have successfully de ... |







