Student disciplined for dissing dissected cadavers
The University of Minnesota did not infringe on the free speech rights of a mortuary science student who posted irreverent comments about cadavers on her...
US proposes rule changes for research on human subjects
The US federal government has proposed sweeping reforms to rules governing scientific research on human subjects.The US federal government has proposed sweeping reforms to rules...
Australian euthanasia activist in new ploy to import lethal drug
Euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke is trying to use a legal loophole to obtain the euthanasia drug Nembutal for two South Australians. Euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke...
British doctors may be held to account for conduct of colleagues
Bishops, editors and securities regulators may not be the only ones to lose jobs for failing to detect scoundrels in their ranks. Now a committee...
Costa Rica’s IVF ban challenged
Costa Rica’s IVF ban challenged Costa Rica is being sued for failing to lift its ban on IVF, as it remains the only country in...
Closing the season for stem cell tourism
Nearly a decade ago, the media’s enthusiasm for embryonic stem cell research was boundless. It was depicted as a superhighway to miraculous cures for Parkinson’s...
Repay student loans by selling a kidney, says British academic
Kidney donors should be paid £28,000 for their organs, says an academic who claims the move could help students pay off their university debts.Kidney donors...
Sex offenders edge closer to IVF access
Over 50 convicted sex offenders and child abusers may be allowed to have children using IVF after a Victorian Civil and Adminstrative Tribunal ruling last...
Dutch doctors solidly behind euthanasia: poll
How much can on-line polls be trusted? Not much. An on-line poll about euthanasia? Even less. However, in view of the sketchy state of information...
Once again, genetic engineering gets a hammering from Hollywood
Rise of the Planet of the Apes opens this weekend. Rotten Tomatoes gives it an 83% fresh rating, but not many reviewers have seen it....
South Korean scientists make glow-in-the-dark dog
South Korean scientists have genetically engineered a dog which glows in the dark.South Korean scientists have genetically engineered a dog which glows in the dark....
Is BioEdge depressing?
Hi there, A number of my friends tell me that reading BioEdge makes them feel depressed. I feel their pain, but hey, you don’t watch...