Australian euthanasia movement gets $5 million bequest
Former Brisbane mayor fills war chest Australian activist Dr Philip Nitschke has A$5 million in his war chest after a bequest from a recently deceased...
Founder of home-delivered sperm website jailed in UK
'Seedy Gonzalez' was fraud Procreation and profit don’t mix. That seems to be the message of the conviction of the founder of a website which...
Are scientists drugs cheats?
One in five use 'cognitive enhancement' Should scientists who use performance-enhancing drugs return their Nobel Prizes? If the figures in a poll conducted by Nature...
Nature joins ‘pregnant man’ debate
What’s natural, anyway? Every editor loves stories which spark an Oooh! Wow! or Yuck! from readers – even BioEdge. A few weeks ago we dug...
Neuroscience oversimplifies, says Harvard law prof
Criticism of 'neuroeverything' craze A fascination with the brain, and the conviction that all of human behaviour can ultimately be attributed to neuronal activity has...
More skirmishes in UK debate over fertility bill
Parliament prepares for debate The approach of a debate over revisions of the UK’s fertility bill is stirring up a confusing dust storm of controversy...
Germany liberalises stem cell law
But scientists still cannot create embryonic stem cells Germany has loosened restrictions on embryonic stem cell research after a long debate -– but creating embryonic...
‘Ridiculous’ transplant law leaves mother in lurch
My daughter would have given her kidney to me A British mother has complained that her daughter’s kidneys were given to strangers when they could...
The globalisation of baby-making
Ellen Goodman fears commercialism Surrogacy is an issue which divides feminists. Viewed through the lens of "choice", it could be seen as a positive step....