Daniel Malynn
Daniel Malynn is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, and a Volunteer at the charity that publishes it, the Progress Educational Trust (PET). He has completed the Bar Professional Training Course at Brierley Price Prior Law School, under the auspices of a Scholarship from the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. Previously, he studied Law at the University of Kent where he was also a Volunteer at the Kent Law Clinic. He is particularly interested in medical ethics, consent and personhood, and he tweets as @DCMalynn
BioNews Review articles written by Daniel Malynn:
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| 08 April 2013 - by |
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The Only Way is Essex, commonly known as TOWIE, has moved on from vajazzling (don't ask), love triangles, and weight loss to surrogacy. For those hoping that this subject is treated with respect and sensitivity, you'll be sorely disappointed.... [Read More] |
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| 25 February 2013 - by |
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The New Normal is the latest American sitcom to come speeding across the Atlantic. Before you run for cover saying 'no more' and grasp tightly to your worn out box set of Friends, the New Normal (we are told) is different, fresh and let's be honest very camp... [Read More] |
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| 15 October 2012 - by |
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'Win a Baby' follows the trials and tribulations of Camille Strachan, a former City worker and model, who plans to launch the UK's first IVF lottery. Unlike many documentaries where the maker's own thoughts are thrust in front of anyone else's, the commentary is fairly neutral, allowing viewers space to form their own opinions... [Read More] |
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| 28 August 2012 - by |
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In this documentary of extremes, freelance journalist and documentary producer Storm Theunissen finds out how cash-strapped Britons can make money using their bodies. On one side, you have Storm's outlandish plans to make money by selling urine and earwax for medical testing. On the other, there is an altogether more interesting and insightful look at egg donation in both the UK and USA.... [Read More] |
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| 16 July 2012 - by |
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As a viewer I do not ask for much from a show; just to be a little informative, maybe some whimsical anecdote - I did not even get this from this short film. Instead, what I got was two and a half minutes of footage mostly of people opening doors and looking 'sciency' behind weird music.... [Read More] |
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TV Review: 4thought - Should We Be Allowed to Design Babies? |
| 21 May 2012 - by |
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These seven short films provide little more than a string of provocative quotations, which do little in themselves to foster a good debate of a complex issue. While all the speakers' opinions and experiences provide a range of views on the issues raised by genetic screening, there is a clear lack of consistency in some of the arguments. The question posed in the title loosely runs throughout but the films lack collective coherency with little linkage between them.... [Read More] |
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| 08 May 2012 - by |
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This short film provides an overview of the law surrounding known donor agreements and evokes some interesting conclusions. As part of a sociological research project entitled 'Relative Strangers' at the University of Manchester, Professor Carol Smart examines the courts' approach to known donation... [Read More] |
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Book Review: Lab Coats in Hollywood - Science, Scientists and Cinema |
| 19 April 2012 - by |
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How successful are scientists at engaging with filmmakers (be that directors, writers or producers)? This is what, through numerous examples, David Kirby sets out in his book 'Lab coats in Hollywood: Science, scientists, and cinema'... [Read More] |
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| 19 March 2012 - by |
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This episode of Waterloo Road tries to cover two areas of interest for BioNews; firstly known donation agreements, and secondly genetic testing. I must from the outset of this review highlight the word 'tries'; unfortunately no such warning was given to the viewers before the show.... [Read More] |
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| 05 March 2012 - by |
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Hosted by 7 Bedford Row chambers, this intellectually stimulating event highlighted the uncertainty and lack of consensus around surrogacy law. However, such was the emphasis on surrogacy the event title was never formally answered. Yet I nevertheless came away with the feeling that some key issues in surrogacy, applicable to the wider agenda of assisted reproduction, were thoroughly explored. Moreover, it established some momentum to press for law reform in the area.... [Read More] |
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