Stanford bioethicist closes ethical gap
It may be possible to obtain embryonic stem cells without creating an embryo, contends a conservative American bioethicist who sits on the President's Council on...
Another alternative, this time from Harvard
A Harvard expert in tissue engineering claims to have discovered a new type of stem cell which could make embryonic stem cells unnecessary. Writing in...
Many women seeking IVF have psychiatric disorders
A study of women seeking IVF treatment in Taiwan has found that 40% were suffering from a psychiatric disorder even though only a tiny fraction...
Animal rights activists put runs on board
In an impressive display of its growing political clout, the animal rights movement helped bring about significant legal changes in Britain, the US and Australia...
Pressure on US states to support stem cell research
In the wake of the successful California referendum on embryonic stem cell research, pressure is mounting in other states to follow suit or lose researchers...
Merck acted ethically over Vioxx, says CEO
The head of pharmaceutical giant Merck says that the company's ethical code will help it pull through the greatest crisis in its history. Merck's star...
Blair vows to make UK stem cell capital of world
The UK can become the world capital of science, says Prime Minister Tony Blair, and his government will not withdraw its support from embryonic stem...
Father walks free after killing disabled daughter
A New Zealand jury has allowed a man to walk free even though he had admitted that he smothered his severely brain-damaged five- month-old daughter....
First euthanasia campaign in Indonesia
The husband of a woman brain-damaged in childbirth has launched Indonesia's first euthanasia campaign. Hasan Kusama, of Bogor, south of Jakarta, says that his wife...
Scuppered again: UN ban on cloning
A vote on cloning in the United Nations has again been postponed after the two sides failed to reach an agreement. They will meet again...
UK examines payment for egg and sperm donors
Britain's fertility watchdog has launched a public consultation on sperm and egg donation. The IVF industry in the UK is facing a crisis because donor...
IN BRIEF: embryos, euthanasia, STDs
Embryo licence: A diabetes research group at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney will be the first public institution in Australia to extract stem...