Finding a kidney on Facebook
April 24, 2010 Hi there, It's hardly the most significant of this week's stories, but I found the news that the mayor of a small ...
Indian tribe wins legal battle to recover genetic samples
Informed consent for DNA research under a cloud An isolated Indian tribe living in the Grand Canyon has successfully pressured Arizona State University to return...
Ethical speed bumps ahead on the stem cell highway
iPS cells are more promising than hESCs, but they have their problems, too Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells both solve and create ethical problems, say...
A Friend of a different kidney
Mayor donates kidney to constituent A lot of people out there are probably hoping that April Capone Almon’s generosity with her Facebook friends is not...
Compulsory sterilisation drive in China
Relatives coerced as wellDoctors in the south of China are reportedly working 24/7 to reach a government goal of sterilising 10,000 men and women who...
Obama grants gay couples hospital visitation rights
Facts of tear-jerking story strongly denied Nearly all hospitals receiving Federal funding will be required to extend visitation rights to the partners of gay men...
The bioethics of saving the planet
Helps solve geo-engineering problems If ever you were sceptical about the relevance of the bioethical principles of autonomy, beneficence and justice, here is some news...
Assisted suicide rejected by Canadian parliament
Soundly defeated by 228-59 margin Canada’s House of Commons has rejected a private member's bill to legalise assisted suicide. Bill C-384 was defeated Wednesday afternoon...
Tripping back into fashion
A second look at hallucinogens After many years on the fringe of medical research, hallucinogens have borne some promising fruit in recent patient trials. Retired...
First same-sex couple on birth certificate
First time in England For the first time in Britain, same-sex parents have been registered on their child's birth certificate. The couple, Natalie Woods and...