Eric T. Juengst

TL;DR: The challenging ethics issues associated with whole-genome research have grown substantially over the past few months and are explored.

TL;DR: Ariely's The Truth About Dishonesty as mentioned in this paper is an insightful and brilliantly researched take on cheating, deception and willpower, which explores the dark and murky recesses of contemporary psychology, daring to ask the big questions: What makes us cheat? How and why do we rationalise deception of ourselves and other people, and make ourselves 'wishfully blind' to the blindingly obvious? What affects our infuriatingly intangible willpower and how can we 'catch' the cheating bug from other bad apples?

TL;DR: Except for autosomal dominant early-onset families, genetic testing in asymptomatic individuals is unwarranted and use of APOE genetic testing as a diagnostic adjunct in patients already presenting with dementia may prove useful but it remains under investigation.

TL;DR: It is imperative to make visible and clear the full spectrum of meanings of “citizen science,” the contexts in which it is used, and its demands with respect to participation, engagement, and governance.

TL;DR: The rationale for data sharing among advocates is examined, the complexities of data sharing are demonstrated, shedding light on the sociological and ethical challenges within the realms of institutions, researchers and participants, namely dilemmas around public/private interests in data, (lack of) motivation to share in the academic community, and potential loss of participant anonymity.