by Heather Zeiger | May 16, 2018 | Announcements, Bioethics, Ethics
I serve as the news curator for bioethics.com and occasionally write commentary on a recent news item. Usually these commentaries involve translating recent research into layman’s terms and outlining the bioethical issues. My newest commentary is on embryoids....
by Heather Zeiger | Feb 15, 2017 | Announcements, Science
I have a new article at MercatorNet on embargoes on scientific reporting and how they can go wrong. When journalists report on breaking science news, they actually receive the journal article information and press release a week before the research is published in a...
by Heather Zeiger | May 28, 2016 | Human Dignity, Salvo, Society
Salvo Magazine has a section called “Casualty Report” where they will report on current trends and statistics. I wrote this quarter’s report on sex trafficking. While the report is factual in tone, it was a difficult topic to research. I had to work...
by Heather Zeiger | Apr 16, 2016 | Announcements, Ethics, Science, Society, Technology
I have a new article in Quartz, an online publication that hits a wide audience and is geared toward the global business community. Find my article here, “Pigs with human hearts, and other wild tales from the future of organ donation.” I had been...
by Heather Zeiger | Feb 10, 2016 | Announcements, Ethics, Human Dignity, Science, Society, Technology
I have a new article at The Stream on the U.S.’s Institute of Medicine’s recommendation that the FDA approve mitochondrial transfer, or what is being called “three-parent IVF” in the media. Read about it here.