British doctors drop opposition to euthanasia
In an historic decision, the British Medical Association has voted not to oppose assisted suicide and euthanasia. Delegates at the BMA's annual conference agreed that...
Mixed signals over future of stem cell research
Several prominent stem cell scientists in the UK have complained that the media is overselling their research, according to the London Telegraph. "Over the decades...
Low-cost, do-it-yourself baby gender test on sale
Pregnant women can find out the sex of their baby almost as soon as they realise they are pregnant with a new, non-invasive test which...
Stem cell opponents cautiously back an alternative
The chief opponents of embryonic stem cell research in the US, Republicans and the Catholic Church, are beginning to back alternative techniques of creating the...
Two inquiries begin in Australia
Two separate inquiries by the Australian Federal Government concerning human embryos have begun this month. In the first, six experts are meeting to study whether...
Human genome mapper sets out to create life
The scientist whose company first mapped the human genome has formed a company to create life. "We are in an era of rapid advances in...
IN BRIEF: whoppers; IVF lawsuit; donor drive
A Milwaukee woman has delivered her third child three weeks early -- but she still weighed 13 pounds, 12 ounces (5.8 kg). The other two...