Embryo research divides candidates in final weeks
In the closing weeks of the US presidential campaign, the use of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) has become a clear point of difference between the...
Harvard to clone embryos
Scientists at Harvard University will probably become the first in the US to clone human embryos for research. Two separate teams at the newly-formed Harvard...
British judge rules that baby may die
Doctors caring for a critically ill infant may decide if she should be denied life-saving treatment, a judge of the UK High Court has ruled....
Dispute over Colorado man’s “brain death”
A dispute over whether a Colorado man died before or after his organs were harvested has highlighted the ambiguous nature of "brain death". Last month...
Wrongful birth lawsuit in Singapore
A 47-year-old Singaporean woman is suing her obstetrician because he failed to offer her a chance to abort her Down Syndrome child. The case is...
The UK’s other war on terror
Police in Coventry have arrested two animal rights activists for desecrating the grave of a woman linked to a farm where guinea pigs are bred...
French green light for embryo research
The French government has set in place a law which allows scientists to create embryonic stem cells from "spare" IVF embryos. The deputy minister for...
Research progress with embryonic stem cells
Two research teams have claimed this month that embryonic stem cells (ESCs) can help restore heart function -- although human applications are still years away....
Nobody here but me and my microbes
A study by UK scientists in Nature Biotechnology indicates that ushering in the era of genetic engineering and personalised medicine may be more involved than...
IN BRIEF: cyberchondria; postponing families; Italian referendum
Browsing internet health sites can bring on a condition which doctors are calling "cyberchondria", according to a study by researchers at the University of Derby...