Super surgeon who uses stem cells accused of unethical conduct
Shades of Hwang Woo-suk. Has the stem cell jinx struck again? A world-famous Italian researcher has been accused of failing to obtain ethical approval for...
Russian politicians propose universal DNA profiling
Politicians from a minor nationalist party want the government to file fingerprints and DNA profiles of every Russian citizen. Politicians from a minor nationalist party,...
Have Chinese scientists discovered a “singleton gene”?
More evidence that articles about genetic determinism are positively correlated with provocative headlines. More evidence that articles about genetic determinism are positively correlated with provocative...
Dutch doctors want to harvest organs of euthanased patients
The number of organs available for transplant in the Netherlands could double. Doctors in the Netherlands are developing a protocol which will increase the number...