Nita Farahany
Professor of Law and Philosophy and Professor of Genome Sciences & Policy at Duke University
Nita Farahany appears in the following:
Update: 23 Weeks 6 Days
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
An update on Juniper French, a tiny baby, born at 23 Weeks and 6 days -- roughly halfway to full term. And a whole universe of medical and moral questions.
The State of American Privacy
Friday, December 27, 2013
As we look back at 2013, perhaps the most important story of this year, if not of this decade, may be the revelations of the surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency....
FDA Challenge Raises Questions on Right to Genetic Information
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
The genetic-analysis company 23andMe has garnered a devoted following since its launch in 2006. Now the Food and Drug Administration has ordered the company to halt sales of its si...
Blame
Thursday, September 12, 2013
We've all felt it, that irresistible urge to point the finger. But why do we need blame and how is new technology complicating accountability?
Is Angelina Jolie's Medical Choice Available to All Women?
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
In an op-ed piece for our partner The New York Times, actress and director Angelina Jolie announced that she recently underwent a double mastectomy after learning that she is a carrie...
A Future You Can't Control
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Technology has had a profound effect on how we get pregnant, give birth, and think about life and death.
23 Weeks 6 Days
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
A tiny baby, born at 23 Weeks and 6 days -- roughly halfway to full term. And a whole universe of medical and moral questions.
Ask a Bioethicist: Limits on Neuroenhancement
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Continuing a weekly series where we tackle thorny bioethical issues, Nita Farahany, Professor of Law and Philosophy and Professor of Genome Sciences & Policy at Duke University, discusses the limits of neuroenhancement.
This complete interview originally aired live on March 21, 2013 as part of a month-long series. An edited version was re-aired on August 2, 2013 as part of a special hour of Ask a Bioethicist in a best-of episode of The Brian Lehrer Show.
