We goofed. Sorry
We goofed and we're eating humble pie. Wednesday, October 19, was World Bioethics Day. I'm afraid that it passed unnoticed at BioEdge, perhaps because every...
What if we could make eggs and sperm from skin cells?
Japan researchers have created gametes from the skin cells of mice. Same-sex couples are currently unable to have children with genetic material from both parents....
Clinton v. Trump on Roe v. Wade
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have traded blows over abortion, in what was perhaps the clearest statement yet of each candidate’s position. Hillary Clinton and...
I’m glad I’m part Neanderthal
More unexpected consequences Do-it-yourself genetic testing with 23andMe.com can be useful for discovering susceptibilities to genetic diseases and for research into ancestry. What no one...
Words matter in assisted suicide
UK society changes its name Another euthanasia lobby group has rebranded itself. SOARS, The Society for Old Age Rational Suicide, a lobby group based in...
Indonesian President adamant on chemical castration policy
But doctors say that it is unethical to cooperate Indonesian President Joko Widodo has told the BBC that his new policy of chemical castration could...
Norway to allow foetal reduction of multiple births
Fears of abortion tourism from Denmark and Sweden Norwegian health officials have ruled that not only is foetal reduction legal for residents, but that women...
More couples crowd-funding IVF
Desperate couples try to defray expensive treatment costs More and more couples are resorting to internet crowd-funding sites to finance their IVF treatments in the...
No Chinese baby boom after new two-child policy
Birth rate stays stubbornly low China's recently introduced universal two-child policy is predicted to have a relatively small effect on population growth, with a likely...
European regulator to release all data from clinical trials
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) will now publish all clinical trials data. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is currently implementing a policy of publishing all...
Does IVF actually work for women over 40?
Miriam Zoll says that the technology has not worked for 20 million women Critics of the IVF industry in the US have attacked “misleading” marketing...