Brendan Parent

assistant professor of medical ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine; director of transplant ethics and policy research

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A groundbreaking approval from the FDA allows the gene-editing tool CRISPR to treat sickle cell disease. But many unknowns exist in using CRISPR to treat illnesses.

First FDA-approved CRISPR treatment: What are ethical concerns?

A groundbreaking approval from the FDA allows the gene-editing tool CRISPR to treat sickle cell disease. But many unknowns exist in using CRISPR to treat illnesses.

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Johnson & Johnson says it will ship out nearly 4 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine this week — after the FDA authorized it for emergency use on Saturday.

Ethics around COVID vaccine shopping: Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer or Moderna?

Johnson & Johnson says it will ship out nearly 4 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine this week — after the FDA authorized it for emergency use on Saturday.

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