KATRINA’S AFTERSHOCK — EUTHANASIA
The rumours about non-voluntary euthanasia in the chaotic conditions of Hurricane Katrina last year were all too true, the Attorney-General of Louisiana has claimed. A...
BUSH ATTACKED OVER EMBRYO DECISION
Supporters of embryonic stem cell research are regrouping after setbacks in the US and Australia. In the US, President George W. Bush has been lambasted...
ARE STEM CELL SCIENTISTS MIGRATING?
One of the most persuasive weapons in the arsenal of supporters of embryonic stem cell research is fear of losing highly qualified scientists to countries...
EUROPE APPROVES EMBRYO RESEARCH
The climate for embryonic stem cell research is also favourable in Europe after an agreement reached in Brussels this week. The EU has agreed to...
HWANG’S MAMMOTH MISTAKE
The activities of disgraced Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk are looking stranger and stranger. More details are emerging as his trial proceeds on charges...
PUBLIC-PRIVATE DEBATE IN ETHICAL REVIEWS
Should research ethics boards be run for profit? Known as institutional review boards in the US, these have traditionally been staffed by volunteer committees of...
BRITISH SCIENTISTS ACCESS EGGS WITH CUT-PRICE IVF
British women will soon be offered half-price IVF and in return half of the eggs they produce during the treatment will be used to create...
SPERM DONOR SHORTAGE HITS UK
It's being described as a "crisis" for would-be British mothers: a sperm donor shortage. The lobby group Infertility Network UK is calling for a campaign...