BioEdge

It may be possible to grow replacement breast tissue from breast stem cells, say researchers from Vancouver and Melbourne in an article in Nature. The...

As more and more people are diagnosed with dementia in ageing populations, the need for research has become acute. But how can demented people give...

The US government is studying whether to relax its restrictions on the participation of prisoners in medical research. Under the existing rules, prisoners may only...

Euthanasia poll: A survey by the Pew Research Centre has found that Americans are split almost evenly on legalising doctor-assisted suicide: 46% approve and 45%...

 News from Korea about the work of disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk becomes more confusing by the day. Only one thing is constant: today's...

 Despite the debacle in Korea, stem cell scientists and supportive bioethicists and journalists are confident that therapeutic cloning will succeed. At least three research groups...

Of course, not all observers tried to put a good face on the Korean scandal. The chief editorial writer for The Independent in the UK,...

Stem cells are also at the top of the bioethics agenda in Australia at the moment. A government report, the Lockhart Review, has recommended that...

 A smile makes up for doctors' lack of dress sense, a New Zealand study has found. Most patients prefer smiling doctors in semi-formal attire to...

The British press has again reported that the Chinese military is profiting from the sale of organs of executed prisoners. A reporter for the London...

In a scenario more familiar on Wall Street than in American universities, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey has become the first...

The descent of Hwang Woo-suk from the world's premier stem cell scientist to disgraced liar is nearly complete. Seoul National University has sealed off his...