Anzac Day special
Now for something completely different because April 25 is Anzac Day, “the one day of the year” , a solemn commemoration of the 1915 Gallipoli...
China ignites debate over genetic engineering
Scientists have been editing the genome of human embryos, a world first. Chinese scientists have been editing the genome of human embryos, a world first...
Keeping ahead of the game
A 30-year-old Russian IT worker could become the first person to get a body transplant. A 30-year-old Russian IT worker with a crippling muscle-wasting disease...
Donor dad not the genius he said he was
A lesbian couple was misled about the superior qualifications of their sperm donor. A lesbian couple is suing one of America’s leading sperm banks for...
Colombia close to legal euthanasia
The Health Ministry has finally drawn up guidelines for voluntary euthanasia Colombia’s Health Ministry has finally drawn up guidelines for voluntary euthanasia, 18 years after...
Non-human rights battle continues
A New York State judge has ordered Stony Brook University to justify its detention of two chimpanzees. A New York State Supreme Court judge has...
Primed for resignation
The scandal-ridden field of social priming research has taken yet another blow. The scandal-ridden field of social priming research has taken yet another blow. Leading...
German IVF mum to give birth to quadruplets
A 65-year-old German woman has fallen pregnant via IVF to quadruplets. A 65-year-old German woman has fallen pregnant via IVF to quadruplets, to the surprise...
The complexities of brain death
An international consensus on brain death will be very difficult, say US neurologists. A forthcoming article in the journal Neurology provides insight into the complexities...