Technology Triple Trivia
3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. March 1, 2016 1.What technology is poised to change knowledge about life as we know it? Hint: Answer: CRISPR is in the news on a daily basis. Usually in the form of an article about gene editing related to disease eradication. CRISPRs are tiny pieces of viral DNA that […]
SDOC LSI Anti-aging Workshop: progress, hopes & challenges
By Yvonne Stevens In 1916, the life-expectancy for males was 49.6 years. Women could expect 54.3 years. In 2016, those numbers have increased by approximately 55%. However, consider the possibility of a 100% increase. When asked about how long they would like to live, 29% of 50,000 people surveyed would like to live 120 years, […]
Worldwide Web Watch
February 24, 2016 Interview, linked below, courtesy of LSI Executive Council member, Kirk Hartley. Original story by Arianna Monteverdi, mendelspod.com By Yvonne Stevens For approximately a decade, in the cultural city of Oxford, England a synthetic biology company called Oxitec has been busily engineering mosquitoes to combat the spread of diseases like malaria, dengue, and […]
Introducing: Center for Law, Science & Innovation Executive Council
The Executive Council (EC-LSI) of the Center for Law, Science & Innovation (LSI) at ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, is comprised of a group of prominent and committed individuals who are vested in the present and future success of LSI, with regard to its notable academic leadership, scholarship, multifaceted expertise, international recognition, community […]
The A to Z on ZIKA
James G. Hodge Jr. Join us live or via web streaming for the upcoming event: Emergency Legal Preparedness Concerning the Zika Virus Outbreak Tuesday, February 9, 2016 | 12:15p.m.– 1:10p.m. LUNCH PROVIDED Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Armstrong – Great Hall This event is presented by ASU’s Health Law Society with support from the […]
February 2016 Starbucks Challenge
Each month during the semester we feature a technology with potential legal, social and/or ethical implications and ask: What’s YOUR answer? One $25 Starbucks gift card card awarded per challenge based on what we feel is the most judicious response to the highlighted technology, below. Deadline to be eligible for this month’s Starbucks gift card […]
Worldwide Web Watch
January 20, 2016 Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology, King’s College, London, based on recent scientific evidence, warns about vitamin supplement use, focusing in particular on the potential harms caused by vitamin D supplements. Spector notes that “[n]ot only are they a waste of money…but if taken in excessive quantities they can actually hasten an […]
A Major Success: Pharma Pricing & Marketing Conference
Experts from around the nation gathered at ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (SDOC) on January 16, 2016 to discuss the high cost of prescription drugs and First Amendment issues concerning off-label marketing. George Poste set the stage and context regarding the pricing of pharmaceuticals noting that we, as a society, cannot consider drug […]
Technology Triple Trivia
3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. January 5, 2016 1. What device comes with a personality? Hint: Answer: it looks like a speaker but it’s not. Meet “Jibo” a social robot “crammed with artificial intelligence.” Expected on the market shortly, at less than $1000, Jibo might quickly take the place of your smartphone and become […]
Winter White
Is safer than winter tan. That is the message the FDA is trying to get across when it recently published proposed regulations banning children under the age of 18 from using indoor tanning beds and further requiring adult users to sign consent forms biannually. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, people who use […]