Jonathan D. Moreno argues that modern bioethics developed alongside the postwar, rules-based international order, through shared institutions and norms such as informed consent and human rights. He suggests that the weakening of that order and [...]

In her Bioinsecurity post, Yelena Biberman examines “mirror life,” organisms built from molecules with the reverse of nature’s handedness. Mirror-image chemistry could yield better medicines, but researchers warn that mirror bacteria might evade immune defenses [...]

Early registration for the BEI Online Winter School closes this Friday, October 16. Don’t miss your chance to join us December 14–18, 2026 for Bioethics in a New World Order, five days of expert-led lectures, [...]

Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a statewide disaster emergency as measles cases climb across rural New York, where vaccination rates have lagged. The state has recorded 108 cases this year, the most since 2019, with [...]

Kenya has confirmed its first imported case of Bundibugyo virus disease, a severe and often fatal illness caused by a species of Ebola virus. The patient, a Kenyan citizen who fell ill in the Democratic [...]

What happens when a worker at a lab that studies plague dies, and no one will say why? A 28-year-old researcher at Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute has died of pneumonia of unknown cause. Russian [...]