Obama disbands bioethics council
Sudden but expected The US President’s Council on Bioethics has been disbanded. Members were told last week that their services were no longer needed and...
The audacity of hope – can deliver big bucks
Biotech discovers how to make money out of rare diseases Drug companies make money by developing and marketing patented drugs for ailments like hypertension, ulcers...
New York allows compensation for research eggs
More benefit to society than donating for reproduction After "extensive deliberation", New York’s stem cell authority has decided to allow scientists to remunerate women who...
Dignitas on the move again
Residents object The Swiss suicide group Dignitas is homeless again. The organisation will be forced to leave its current location in a Zurich suburb when...