Dr David Lawrence's Outputs (2)

Bioethics Transformed: 40 Years of The Value of Life (2024)
Journal Article
Lawrence, D. (online). Bioethics Transformed: 40 Years of The Value of Life. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963180124000549

This paper examines the evolution of bioethics in the four decades since the publication of John Harris' seminal work, "The Value of Life" (1985). It argues that while the core principles articulated by Harris remain relevant, bioethics has undergone... Read More about Bioethics Transformed: 40 Years of The Value of Life.

Ethical, legal and social aspects of human cerebral organoids and their governance in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States (2023)
Journal Article
Pichl, A., Ranisch, R., Altinok, O. A., Antonakaki, M., Barnhart, A. J., Bassil, K., …Árnason, G. (2023). Ethical, legal and social aspects of human cerebral organoids and their governance in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 11, Article 1194706. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2023.1194706

Human cerebral organoids (HCOs) are model systems that enable researchers to investigate the human brain in ways that had previously been impossible. The emergence of HCOs was accompanied by both expert and layperson discussions concerning the possib... Read More about Ethical, legal and social aspects of human cerebral organoids and their governance in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.