Calling Hollywood: have we got a script for you!
Missouri lawyer acquitted of her father’s murder even though she forged his advance directive Liz Van Note acquitted Amongst the exiguous collateral benefits of...
US report gives cautious green light to gene editing
Human germline genome editing may be permissible following further research, says the NAS. Human germline genome editing may be permissible following further research, according to...
House committee votes against DC assisted suicide law
Washington D.C.’s assisted suicide law has hit a major roadblock. Washington DC’s assisted suicide law hit a major roadblock this week, with a House of Representatives...
Prescription of psychotropic drugs doubles for US retirees
The number of US retirees taking three or more psychotropic drugs has doubled between 2004 and 2013. The number of US retirees taking three or...
If sex reassignment surgery is the answer, what is the question?
Is it a therapy or is it an enhancement? Sex reassignment surgery requires the intervention of doctors. But what kind of treatment is it? Is...
Is denying transgender rights a kind of torture?
A UN agency suggests that it isStreet mural in Brussels A completely different way of viewing transgender issues comes from the Oxford Human...
Churchill on science
Winston Churchill was once voted the “greatest Briton of all time” in a BBC poll, edging out Isambard Kingdom Brunel (who?), Lady Diana, Shakespeare and...
No prescription needed: damning study of online pharmacies
Close to half of online pharmacies surveyed do not require a prescription for antibiotics. A new study has found that antibiotics are illegally available to...
Putting a price on American sperm
Nearly a third of donors would stop if anonymity were removed A number of Western countries have banned sperm donor anonymity, but not the United...