Were Korean egg donors public-spirited or press-ganged?
More controversy is swirling around the Korean scientist who announced in February that he had successfully cloned human embryos and created a stem cell line....
Living wills don’t work, says study
Living wills offer a false promise of control over end-of-life treatment, claims a study in the bioethics journal Hastings Center Report. Researchers at the University...
Conjoined twins have “well-adjusted, rich lives”
Conjoined twins can have such "well-adjusted, rich lives, made possible by the development of cooperation strategies" that we can all learn from them, suggests a...
Chicago IVF clinic creates five “saviour siblings”
Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis of 199 eight-celled embryos has resulted in the birth of five saviour siblings, an IVF clinic in Chicago has announced. Writing in...
US exporting contraception to Afghanistan
Part of the US plan for rebuilding Afghanistan is the introduction of contraceptive products developed and marketed specifically for Afghans. With the slogan "Be a...
Embryos needed to cure diabetes, claims Harvard scientist
A vocal proponent of embryonic stem cell research, Harvard professor Douglas Melton, claims that there is "no evidence whatsoever for the existence of an adult...
Morning-after pills will not be sold over the counter in the US
The emergency contraceptive Plan B cannot be sold over the counter, the US Food and Drug Administration has ruled. The agency said that the application...