The spawn of envy One of the more interesting figures in contemporary bioethics is Oxford’s Julian Savulescu. An Australian who is a former student of...

What about “open futures, distributive justice, and perfectionism”? Last year British doctor and philosopher Raymond Tallis published a cranky article in The New Humanist about...

Former Nazi was denied presidency of World Medical AssociationGerman doctors and medical historians have criticised the German Medical Association’s present and previous presidents for omitting...

Marc D. Hauser admits errors After a three-year investigation Harvard University has admitted that a renowned expert on the evolution of morality has engaged in...

Children of donors speak out Katrina Clark, 21, and Lindsay Greenawalt, 25, were both conceived with donor sperm and raised by single mothers. Katrina succeeded...

California Dept of Public Health criticises, university backs down The University of California, Berkeley will not release personal genetic information to incoming students who participated...

Colorado clinic fights back The US Food and Drug Administration has embarked upon a legal battle to extend its authority over stem cell treatments. It...

Government report recommends more professional qualifications Australia may crack down on the billion-dollar cosmetic surgery industry’s pitch for teenage business. According to the Sunday Age,...

Hi there, Earlier this week researchers announced in the Archives of Neurology that a spinal fluid test can provide an Alzheimer’s prognosis which is 100%...

New policy dilemmas A spinal fluid tap may be 100% accurate in predicting whether a patient will develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published...

Marc D. Hauser allegedly involved in academic misconduct Morality is a tricky business. If you are an expert in preaching about it, people tend to...

Steps into limelight Elizabeth Comeau, 29, the first American IVF baby, gave birth to her first son last Friday. He was born at 2:05 am,...