15K views · 21 reactions | Christine Grady, M.S.N., Ph.D., chief of the Department of Bioethics at The NIH Clinical Center, discusses how technology has changed in recent years to make new kinds of brain research possible. Full interview in comments. | The New England Journal of Medicine | Facebook

Three Stanford scientists/ethicists recently argued that we should consider creating “bodyoids”—brainless human bodies grown in a laboratory from stem cells—that could be used for medical research and drug testing and provide an unlimited supply of human organs. It’s zombie bioethics, says Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, a bioethics expert, psychiatrist, and author of “Making the Cut: How to Heal Modern Medicine.” | American Thought Leaders