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Human-animal hybrids - Government must maintain its proposed prohibition (triple helix - spring/summer 2007)

In 2005 the Department of Health consulted widely on the future of the Human Fertilisation Embryology (HFE) Act, and CMF made a substantial Submission.[1] One of the many questions asked concerned creating human hybrid and chimera embryos, which would contain genetic material from both humans and non-human animals. Of the...

cmf file 34 (2007) - chimeras, hybrids and 'cybrids' ()

Early in 2007 a parliamentary committee met to discuss the technological and ethical issues surrounding any possible mixing together of human and animal species. They sat as a response to proposed legislation which, if enacted, would have banned such work. After effective lobbying from scientists and other associated interest groups,...

Science must operate within ethical boundaries says CMF (05/04/2007)

Response from CMF to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee's new Inquiry into Government Proposals for the Regulation of Hybrid and Chimera Embryos (22/01/2007)

Executive Summary - (numbers refer to paragraphs) 1-3. We introduce Christian Medical Fellowship's status and relevant core beliefs, and list relevant submissions made to other recent inquiries. 4-5. We...

cmf file 31 (2006) - transhumanism ()

All human enhancement technologies, start from the premise that we can overcome present limitations. A consistent desire is to develop anti-ageing technologies. Transhumanists take the idea a step further with the aim of engineering a 'better' human being. This could be via genetic enhancement or the development of human-machine cyborgs,...

Biotechnology and theology (triple helix - winter 2006)

The suggestion that technology is constantly outstripping our ability to react ethically and morally has been a frequent refrain in recent decades. This is not a superficial phenomenon, but goes right to the heart of our deepest commitments as inhabitants of modern Western culture. How should Christians think about technology?...

Future Technologies will create New Ethical Conflicts for Christian Health Professionals says Chrisitan Medical Fellowship (29/09/2004)

New Scanning Technique is a Two-edge Sword, says Christian Medical Fellowship (02/07/2004)

Going all the Way? - Cybernetics and Nanotechnology (nucleus - summer 2004)

Cybernetics may one day help the blind to see and the lame to walk…[1] …few things could actually be bigger than nanotechnology in terms of potential to revolutionize scientific and engineering research, improve human health and bolster our economy...[2] We face the prospect of a century dominated by biotechnology challenges....

HFEA's designer baby precedent unethical and dangerous (13/12/2001)