A planned U.S.-funded study of a hepatitis B vaccine drew widespread condemnation from researchers. Now the host country says it cannot proceed.

The hugely expanded constitution was released under a creative commons deed so other LLMs can also benefit, company says.

IRB’—application-specific large language models for research ethics review—may have different implications for ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can responsibly use these bits of gray matter.

As AI becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, it can be hard to know where to focus in trying to understand the changing world. Still, it is important to have thought-provoking ...

Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life. Industrial environments overstimulate our stress systems and erode both ...

Objectives Ethical compliance of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) documented as ethics committee (EC) approval is vital for participant protection but is often overlooked by evidence synthesis ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: A general view of the Google DeepMind offices after the announcement that Founder and CEO Demis Hassabis and senior research scientist, John M. Jumper, received the 2024 ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

The AI revolution isn’t driven by technological progress alone. The ethical standards and legal frameworks adopted by governments, businesses and individuals will have an equally significant influence ...

The rapid growth of stem cell research and therapies, driven by the unique ability of stem cells to regenerate and repair damaged tissues, has made the ethical collection and use of human biospecimens ...