Nishat Hyder
Nishat Hyder is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews. She is currently studying for a PhD in Bioethics and Medical Jurisprudence at the University of Manchester's Centre for Social Ethics and Policy, where her research focuses on the legal and ethical challenges posed by artifical life technologies. Previously, she studied Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and went on to complete the Bar Professional Training Course at Brierley Price Prior Law School. She is particularly interested in jurisprudence, political theory, ethics, evolutionary theory, and how these disciplines relate to the emergence of new medical technologies.
BioNews Comment articles written by Nishat Hyder:
| 23 May 2011 - by |
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'Will pharmacogenetics lead to colour-coded medicine?' was the question posed at the Progress Educational Trust (PET)'s panel discussion on 10 May 2011. This event, which is part of a wider project, 'Genes, ancestry and racial identity: Does it matter where your genes come from?' was held at the Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool...[Read More] |
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BioNews Review articles written by Nishat Hyder:
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'One of the very few universal laws of history is this: whenever and wherever people of different races have been brought together they have always mixed. For most of human history the power of sex managed to undermine the power of race'...[Read More] |
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BioNews News articles written by Nishat Hyder:
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| 19 December 2011 - by |
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A patent for a diagnostic test is currently under consideration by the US Supreme Court. The eventual decision may have profound implications for the burgeoning 'personalised medicine' industry which often relies on DNA tests to guide physicians in choosing tailored therapies for patients...[Read More] |
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A US businesswoman is suing her employer after she was allegedly denied maternity leave following the birth of her twins through a surrogate mother...[Read More] |
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The NHS may be at risk of being sued over patent infringement, says a new report published by the Human Genetics Commission (HGC), the UK Government's genetics advisory body...[Read More] |
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| 11 July 2011 - by |
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The German parliament has passed a new law allowing PGD in limited circumstances. Under the new law, couples undergoing IVF can use PGD to screen embryos only if the parents have a predisposition to a serious genetic illness...[Read More] |
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A Glaswegian company has recently launched a new stem cell banking service which offers adults the opportunity to bank stem cells using a newly approved method of extraction and isolation...[Read More] |
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| 23 May 2011 - by |
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The German parliament will debate the country’s law on PGD following the introduction of three separate bills on the issue. Two of the bills allow PGD under certain circumstances, the other calls for a total ban....[Read More] |
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Two US states consider 'ban' on embryonic stem cell research |
| 11 April 2011 - by |
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The American states of Minnesota and Oklahoma are both in the process of passing legislation that will criminalise certain embryonic stem (ES) cell research procedures....[Read More] |
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European Court of Justice issues opinion on stem cell patenting |
| 28 March 2011 - by |
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An advisor to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has issued a preliminary opinion stating that procedures involving human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines are not patentable....[Read More] |
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Birth of surrogate child highlights difficulties with Indian surrogacy laws |
| 21 February 2011 - by |
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Uncertainty has arisen over the procedures followed by an Indian surrogacy clinic following the birth of twins to a gay couple from Spain. The couple used a donated egg, which was then artificially fertilised and implanted in a surrogate....[Read More] |
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| 07 February 2011 - by |
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The Indian Parliament is debating new surrogacy laws to establish a clear regulatory framework to reduce exploitation in its commercial surrogacy market. If passed in its current form, India will recognise surrogacy agreements as legally binding....[Read More] |
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