Chinese tighten stem cell regulation
But will they be enforced? The Chinese Ministry of Health is tightening up regulation of stem cell cures. People are coming from all over the...
Angels and Demons a bioethical disappointment
No juicy details At BioEdge we like to be RELEVANT, so we were tempted by the latest Hollywood blockbuster, Angels and Demons. As you probably...
Pressure builds for UK euthanasia
Dutch expert on slow euthanasia pays visit Pressure is building in Britain for the legalisation of assisted suicide. The Government's official “voice of older people”...
Breast removal approved for girl who want to be boy
Court says not very difficult issue, really A 17-year-old girl will have her breasts removed so that she can resemble a boy, an Australian court...
Sex selection OK in Sweden
Gender-based abortion not illegal Swedish health authorities have ruled that gender-based abortion is not illegal. Earlier in the year it was reported that a woman...
Virginia student has fathered 120 children… so far
one donor has found that he has 60 childen American sperm banks are responsible for creating dozens of half-siblings who do not know each other,...
Sperm bank to be sued for defective product
girl has inherited Fragile-X syndrome from her biological fatherA US court has ruled that a sperm bank can be sued for selling sperm that causes...
Nitschke welcomed in Singapore after cold shoulder in UK
But Nitschke may move to UK Loathed by both supporters and opponents of legalised voluntary euthanasia, Australian activist Dr Philip Nitschke is thinking of moving...
Draft guidelines for embryonic stem cells issued
Scientists unhappy at political influence on result Only stem cell research on "spare" IVF embryos should be funded by the Federal government, according to guidelines...
UK regulations stymie use of aborted foetuses
Regulations created as sop to anti-abortion activists Out-of-date regulations prevent British scientists from using tissue from the 200,000 foetuses which are aborted each year in...
Embryonic stem cell research thriving in Iran
lack of ethical objections could give competitive edgeIran is becoming a stem cell powerhouse, even though its scientists have to obtain some of their equipment...
Second embryo stem cell trial to begin in two years
ESCs to cure blindnessBritish scientists are getting ready to roll out the world's second clinical trial of embryonic stem cells -- to cure blindness. With...