HWANG IN DISGRACE AS INVESTIGATION BEGINS
The descent of Hwang Woo-suk from the world's premier stem cell scientist to disgraced liar is nearly complete. Seoul National University has sealed off his...
GLOOM IN OFFICES OF KOREAN’S PUBLISHER
One casualty of Hwang's fall from grace is the reputation of the journal Science which published his work with great fanfare on May 19. According...
MORE GLOOM IN CALIFORNIA
And in California, which is set to become a beneficiary of Korea's pratfall, embryonic stem cell scientists are gloomy for a different reason. No matter...
LEGALISE HYBRID EMBRYOS, SAYS AUSTRALIAN REPORT
A government-appointed committee has proposed that Australian legislation be amended to allow both the creation of hybrid embryos and therapeutic cloning. If accepted by its...
NEW DISCOVERY COULD BYPASS EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS
American researchers have coaxed adult stem cells from adult mice to change into brain, nerve, heart and pancreatic cells -- a discovery that could put...
PRAGUE CHECKS OUT EUTHANASIA
Euthanasia has become a hot topic in the Czech Republic. As part of a revision of the criminal code, a bill before parliament sets a...
SWISS HOSPITAL TO LEND SUICIDES A HAND
And in Switzerland, a university hospital will begin offering its wards for assisted suicides, provided that the person is of sound mind and incurably ill....
SAS SOLDIER KILLS SON AND WALKS AWAY FREE
A former British SAS soldier has walked away with a two-year suspended sentence after killing his disabled 10-year-old son. Andrew Wragg, 38, admitted that he...
IN BRIEF: IVF; Parkinson’s
IVF: Doctors fail to test for endometriosis, a disease of the lining of the uterus which causes infertility, before giving their patients IVF treatment ,...