Shifting the goal posts for embryonic stem cell research
Although it is more difficult to assess who is winning the PR war over embryonic stem cells than who is top dog in the presidential...
Germany under pressure to legalise therapeutic cloning
In the wake of the British Government's decision to issue the first licences for cloning embryos to the University of Newcastle, Germany's National Ethics Council...
Bioethicists slated for ties to industry
A bioethicist from Canada's McGill University has made a stinging attack on his colleagues for snuggling up to commercial interests to secure funding. Writing in...
Preemie tests limits of survival
An American girl who was born at 27 weeks and weighed only 280 grams has grown into a healthy 14-year-old, according to a report in...
Cloning pets goes commercial in US
A California company which cloned the world's first cat nearly three years ago is starting to fill orders for cloned pets. Genetic Savings and Clone...
Hysterectomy alternative “ignored” by gynaecologists
A eight-year-old procedure for removing uterine fibroid tumours from women has highlighted a turf war between two medical specialities. The normal treatment for the tumours...
German nurse murders 12 elderly in hospital
A 25-year-old German nurse has confessed to murdering seven female and five male hospital patients aged between 60 and 89. The man, identified only as...
US to build 2 more maximum security infectious disease labs
In the wake of the September 11 attacks, the US Department of Health is pushing ahead with plans to build at least five maximum security...
Shortage of primates slows research
The first audit of non-human primates used in global research has found that not enough apes and monkeys are being bred for research, that the...
BOOKS: enjoying Alzheimer’s
A sensitive review of two books in The Lancet highlights the dignity of people afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. "Amazing Grace: Enjoying Alzheimer's", by Ray Smith...
ABI publications this week
"Hippocratic oath a casualty of war" By Michael Cook, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 August 2004 Why didn't the doctors at Abu Ghraib prison protect their...