India’s looming commercial surrogacy
Hi there! One reason to keep tabs on developments in bioethics in the UK, the US and Australia is that arguments which convince us are...
British GP breaks silence: “I helped patients die”
GP admits to hastening deaths of dozens of patients After being cleared of murder charges and saying nothing at a medical tribunal, a British family...
India may legalise commercial surrogacy
Wombs for rent, even for singles and gay couples India has become a world centre for surrogate motherhood. Now the government proposes to legalise commercial...
Kidney disease patient suffers stem cell therapy ‘damage’
Complications for stem cell therapy A complication from stem cell therapy has led to the death of a patient with kidney disease. The patient suffered...
Vision restored to blind using own eye stem cells
Successful reimplantation of eye stem cells Patients who were blinded in one or both eyes by chemical burns were restored their sight after healthy stem...
Celebration of human genome anniversary muted by slow progress
Still not much progress for human health Reflections, both sanguine and sombre, on a decade of research after the decoding of the human genome continue...
Sperm bank for beautiful people opens
If you’re not beautiful, forget it What follows is taken from a press release. It doesn’t require much editorial comment. www.BeautifulPeople.com, the dating site with...
Final Exit to put up roadside assisted-suicide billboards
Organisation advertises right to die A US group, the Final Exit Network (FEN), plans to put up billboards with the slogan “My Life, My Death,...
Berkeley introduces students to genetic revolution
Controversial program goes ahead Despite criticism the University of California Berkeley is sticking to its plan to offer incoming freshmen and transfer students a genetic...