Approach Frankenstein experiments gingerly, says UK report
Mixing human and animal material should be approached with great caution, says the UK Academy of Medical Sciences in a report issued yesterday. But it...
Transhumanist sets goalposts for the future
American political science commentator Francis Fukuyama once called transhumanism the world’s most dangerous idea. Whether this is true depends on your aspirations for society. But...
Harvard morality expert resigns
Harvard neuroscientist Marc D. Hauser, a popular teacher and writer, will resign on August 1. Nearly a year ago an internal investigation found him guilty...
Call for renewal of bioethics in military
Bioethicist Steven Miles, of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, has called for a renewal of military medical ethics in the US. Bioethicist Steven Miles,...
Stem cell clinics rip off patients: comment
University of Pennsylvania bioethicist Arthur Caplan has criticised those in the stem cell industry who use “intimidation” on “a group of scientists trying to speak...
Doctors want right to refuse patients: study
The next generation of British doctors believe it should have the right to refuse to treat certain patients based on personal, moral and religious beliefs.The...
Israel leads the world in IVF
The Assuta Hospital in Tel Aviv is one of the busiest IVF clinics in the world, with 7,000 cycles each year. The Assuta Hospital in...
Doctors told not to connect with patients on Facebook
Doctors should not accept Facebook requests from current and former patients and should consider using “conservative privacy settings” wherever possible, the British Medical Association has...
Hong Kong fertility clinic admits embryo blunder
A high-profile Hong Kong fertility clinic has admitted that it implanted two embryos into the wrong woman.A high-profile Hong Kong fertility clinic has admitted that...
The Fleet Street Spring
Hi there, Editing BioEdge is a very specialised form of journalism, to be sure, but journalism. So, like everyone else in the business, I have...
CIA faked vaccination drive to catch bin Laden
Public health officials are furious after learning that the CIA used a fake vaccination drive to seek out Osama bin Laden. The Guardian reported this...
Australian stem cell regulations given OK
Australian stem cell researchers can press on with destructive research on human embryos, says a government review committee. Australian stem cell researchers can press...