BioEdge

 Although live births from frozen eggs are still only counted in the hundreds, some IVF clinics are quietly optimistic that problems can be overcome, says...

 Even more questions are being asked about a high-profile paper in Nature which claimed that a type of adult stem cell was as versatile as...

Another advance on the adult stem cell front comes from the University of Dusseldorf, in Germany, where doctors have found that bone marrow stem cells...

Rules for America's organ transplant centres are to be tightened after a series of scandals revealed embarrassing gaps in the national system. If the rules...

While American law is firmly against payment for organs, some states are treading a delicate ethical line by promoting tax breaks for donors' expenses. Virginia...

 Rats can reflect on their own knowledge, according to scientists at the University of Georgia. This study is the first to show that a non-primate...

When deployed to attack euthanasia and abortion, the "sanctity of life" argument is often regarded as a way of smuggling religion into bioethical debates. Now...

California could face an epidemic of suicide amongst the elderly, says an article in the Contra Costa Times. Seniors-- especially older white men -- are...

 If you feel that ordinary life has been over-medicalised by rapacious drug companies, you'll find an ally at the website for the drug Havidol. Created...

Wrong sperm: A New York couple is suing a fertility clinic for using the wrong sperm. "While we love Baby Jessica as our own, we...