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This article investigates the introduction of the Huntington’s Disease Integrated Staging System (HD-ISS) in research ...

Alasdair MacIntyre’s (1929–2025) work in moral philosophy was wide-ranging, erudite and controversial. Following his death in ...

Moral equivalence and the grounds of moral status in stem cell-derived embryo models: a response to de Graeff and De Proost (8 January, 2026) ...

Advances in stem cell research have enabled the creation of embryo models that challenge existing definitions and regulatory boundaries in embryo research. The scientific community has struggled to ...

Bioethics, like other areas of academic inquiry, needs to find new ways to ensure quality and integrity in publishing given the risks that generative artificial intelligence (AI) poses. We consider ...