Do you see any potential ethical and social problems with this gene therapy study? A pharmaceutical company is developing a gene therapy protocol for male pattern baldness. The product is a cream that contains a retrovirus similar to the viruses that cause the common cold. The virus contains a gene that promotes hair growth. To…

How could the researchers have avoided this unfortunate situation? A group of researchers, consisting of anthropologists, geneticists, and physicians, identifi ed a rare genetic disease in an indigenous population of Native Americans (the Beewoks) living on coast of western Canada. People who have the disease (known Wajan’s disease) have 12 fi ngers and 12 toes,…

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What are some of the potential ethical problems with this study? Investigators sponsored by the NIH and private foundation are conducting an HIV vaccine trial in a sub-Saharan African nation. In the trial, HIVnegative adolescents will be randomized to receive either an experimental vaccine or a placebo. They will be instructed on ways to prevent…