IN BRIEF: lessons, Hwang, New Orleans
Lessons: Investigators into the botched UK drug trial which left six men desperately ill have released an in-depth report. The drug, TGN1412, a monoclonal antibody,...
DEBATE GROWS OVER ORGAN SHORTAGES
The United States, like other nations, is facing a huge shortage of organs. At the moment, there are 92, 400 Americans waiting for organs --...
CAN WOMEN DONATE THEIR EGGS FOR RESEARCH ETHICALLY?
As embryonic stem cell research comes under closer scrutiny in the US, UK and Australia, stem cell scientists are examining the ethics of egg procurement....
JAPANESE SCIENTISTS TURN ADULT CELLS INTO EMBRYONIC CELLS
Japanese scientists may be on the track of one of the great dreams of regenerative medicine: making an adult cell revert into an embryonic stem...
BAN HYBRIDS, SAYS SCOTTISH THINK TANK
Mixing animal and human material to create hybrids should be banned, says the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics. ""Most people are not aware that these...
DRUG SHORTAGE SLOWS BELGIAN EUTHANASIA
While doctors in the US worry about a shortage of flu vaccines in next winter, Belgian doctors are fretting about a shortage of a different...
Modern mummies draw crowds and criticism
The fiercely competitive industry of exhibiting skinless, mummified human bodies in grotesque poses at commercial exhibitions hit a speed bump last month. The Chinese government...
IN BRIEF: right to live; Iranian clones; research fraud in China
RIGHT TO LIVE CASE: A terminally-ill British man has lost his legal battle to ensure that he will receive nutrition and water when he is...
MAIL ORDER EMBRYOS
From Texas, the state where Michael Dell pioneered custom-built computers, come custom-built embryos. Commercialisation of the IVF process has achieved a new milestone with the...
PRESSURE MAINTAINED FOR AUSTRALIAN THERAPEUTIC CLONING
Australian supporters of therapeutic cloning are pressing for a conscience vote in Federal Parliament despite opposition from Prime Minister John Howard and some prominent colleagues....
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION GROWS IN THE US
Conscientious objection is becoming more and more prominent in bioethical discussion, according to an article in the Washington Post. Growing religious fervour and the introduction...
NIP AND TUCK IN BRAZIL
Brazilian cosmetic surgeons have become world leaders in reducing the size of bellies and buttocks, says a report in the UK Guardian about the biannual...