ENGINEERS OF SYNTHETIC LIFE SEARCH FOR GUIDELINES
Scientists working in the new field of synthetic biology have yielded to public pressure and deferred adopting a self-regulating code of conduct. Synthetic biology, which...
INDIAN CLINICAL TRIALS WILL BE ETHICAL, SAY LOCAL DOCTORS
Indian doctors and scientists have dismissed fears by foreign observers that their country is being turned into a nation of guinea pigs for drug companies....
YOUR GENES CAN SEND YOU TO THE POORHOUSE
In recent years scientists have been tumbling over each other to announce the discovery of disease-causing genes for breast cancer, colon cancer, Huntington's, bubble boy...
KEVORKIAN SEEKS PAROLE
America's Dr Death, Jack Kevorkian, celebrated his 78th birthday on May 26 in jail. It seems that he has less than a year to live....
STEM CELLS BECOMING US ELECTION ISSUE AGAIN
November elections in the US could spark debates over stem cell regulations in the coming months. Thirty-three seats in the Senate and 435 seats in...
EUTHANASIA HARMS DOCTORS, TOO
Doctors who participate in physician-assisted suicide are scarred emotionally and psychologically by the experience, according to a study by a doctor opposed to the practice....
UK PARENTS SEEKING PERFECT BABIES
British children are being aborted in record numbers for relatively minor conditions, according to recent statistics, confirming fears that more and more parents want only...
IVF RISK OF PREGNANCY COMPLICATION
Norwegian researchers say that there is a five-fold increase in risk of a dangerous complication of pregnancy in women who have conceived a child through...
SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR FATHER’S DAY
Gay activist and accredited lifestyle coach Paul Van Reyk has been featured on Australian TV as a sort of stud for single women and lesbians....
IN BRIEF: Korea; IVF twins
KOREA: Despite the Hwang debacle, the South Korean government is still determined to ensure that it becomes one of the world's top three powerhouses in...