The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues is back and better than ever…we hope: The commission’s wider scope will also force some tough choices in deciding priorities, says force-feeding prisoners at Guantanamo, doctors and...

Jenny Reardon on those who choose to opt out: Only significant effort will achieve the participation of the broader and more diverse range of human beings required for research. Understanding why some people participate, and many do not, will demand...

At Nature News, there is something of a eulogy/finger-pointing festival for deCODE and indeed, for personal genomics in general: …Some other researchers, however, say that deCODE’s scientific approach is to blame. The company worked to mine genetic...

From a compelling story in the New York Times Magazine: In an age of DNA, when biological relationships can be identified with certainty, it can seem absurd to hew so closely to a centuries-old idea of paternity. And yet basing paternity decisions...

Dan and Daniel have all of the incisive analysis you need about the deCODE unraveling. Meanwhile, Steve invokes Sartre: Publicly owned companies shares are extremely liquid and can be crushed pretty easily, where as rich ol’ moneybags (SergeandMe) can...