The stem cell debate is back
Hi there, Just when you thought that it was safe to relax, stem cells are back. Not in the best of company, mind you. No...
Federal embryonic stem cell research funding stopped by black-letter judge
Not what Congress intended In the great tradition of American litigation, will the fate of human embryonic stem cell research be decided in the courts?...
Someday embryos will not be needed, says leading researcher
MIT scientist implies that they are basically benchmarks There is more spin in discussions of embryonic stem cells than in the average gyroscope. Even eminent...
Hollywood’s warning on designer babies
New film to be released in October Here’s another new film about the perils of genetic engineering. Information about Jim is sketchy at this...
Are IVF sons inheriting infertility from their dads?
The causes of male infertility are being ignored, at least in the US A technique used in half of American IVF births causes many infertile...
UK fertility watchdog considers sperm and egg market
Floating ideas before public consultation The UK fertility regulator may radically commercialise IVF to enable British women to be paid thousands of pounds for donating...
Stem cell breakthrough gives hope for spinal cord injury treatment
Brain stem cells could restore movement to paralysed patients Researchers have discovered that adult stem cells from the brain could be used to restore movement...
Red blood cells made from IVF embryos: UK scientists
No clinical trials yet British scientists claim to have turned stem cells from spare IVF embryos into red blood cells in a project with the...
HK euthanasia plea man changes his mind, moves back home
Quadriplegic moves out A quadriplegic man who made a public plea to Hong Kong’s leader for the right to die six years ago has changed...