Are 9-year-olds ready for sex reassignment?
Yes, says Harvard professor Boys and girls as young as 9 are being helped to change their gender at the prestigious Boston Children’s Hospital. A...
Is human uniqueness just skin deep?
Editorial in New Scientist questions human uniqueness Deciding whether humans have unique qualities which set them apart from other animals is surely the most fundamental...
German media criticize British hybrid decision
“Unethical”, say doctors and mediaWhile there must be a feeling of relief in the government benches after a controversial bill authorising the creation of human-animal...
Legless South African sprinter eligible for Olympics
Prosthetic legs deemed not an unfair advantage A South African double amputee has been cleared to run in the Beijing Olympics with prosthetic legs which...
A second life for man’s best friend?
Hwang teams up with California businessman to clone dogs A California businessman has teamed up with disgraced Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk to create...
Delicious placebos for cranky kids
Is trickery part of medicine? “Just a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down in the most delightful way,” they sang in Mary Poppins....
Tijuana: gateway to paradise
Australian euthanasia activists search for banned drugsPerched on the border of Mexico and the United States, Tijuana is major drug hub for exporting cocaine to...
Pull plug on “unresponsive” patients, says Australian committee
Leaked report makes radical suggestion An Australian government ethics committee will recommend that people let their “unresponsive” loved ones die if medical treatment is costly...
Coma woman wakes up
After 17 hours without brain wavesOn Friday, May 16, West Virginia woman Val Thomas had two heart attacks. For more than 17 hours she had...