Author

Barbara Pfeffer Billauer

  • FDA

    The Impetus for a Neutered Chevron

    by Barbara Pfeffer Billauer Legal pundits are predicting the imminent demise (or at least substantial enfeeblement) of the Chevron doctrine. Until recently, that case afforded substantial judicial deference to decisions made by administrative agencies if…

    The Impetus for a Neutered Chevron

    By

    Barbara Pfeffer Billauer

  • Abortion

    What the Law and Bioethics Tell Us About Synthetic Human Embryos

    A synthetic embryo can now be constructed without an egg or sperm. This throws a moral monkey-wrench into current restrictions on embryonic research.

    What the Law and Bioethics Tell Us About Synthetic Human Embryos

    By

    Barbara Pfeffer Billauer

    Fertilized human egg cells dividing.
  • Animal Research

    Biosafety Labs, Public Safety, and Politics

    On May 25, 2023, the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, a biosafety level 4 lab, proudly opened its doors in Manhattan, Kansas.

    Biosafety Labs, Public Safety, and Politics

    By

    Barbara Pfeffer Billauer

    Biological hazard sticker on the doors to cell culture laboratory. Biohazard is a biological substance that poses a threat to the health of living organisms, primarily humans.
  • Biotechnology

    Does It Really Matter How the COVID-19 Pandemic Started?

    Debating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic is a fool’s errand. Considering laboratory accidents writ large, however, is important.

    Does It Really Matter How the COVID-19 Pandemic Started?

    By

    Barbara Pfeffer Billauer

    ACCRA, GHANA: April 23, 2020 - The testing of samples for the coronavirus in a veterinary lab in Accra, Ghana.