“The Enlightenment Returns”, says leading journal
Overjoyed with ObamaOn March 9 US President Barack Obama offered an olive branch to scientists promising an end to political interference. His administration would listen...
Luxembourg legalises euthanasia
After limiting Grand Duke’s power Luxembourg has become the third country in the world to legalise voluntary euthanasia. The other two are its neighbours, Belgium...
Aborted tissue: waste not, want not, say British scientists
Is this an idea whose time has come? It’s a shame to waste the organs of aborted babies, two British scientists have argued. Given the...
After the applause dies down, questions linger about embryo decision
Criticism of Obama’s scientism President Barack Obama’s speech lifting restrictions on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research was characteristically eloquent and was widely...
A senior moment for Bill Clinton?
Confusion over embryos Former President Bill Clinton attempted to defend President Obama’s position on stem cells on prime-time TV and ended up with egg on...
Stem cell cures horizon blows out
Could take a century, says researcherDespite President Obama’s thumbs-up to embryonic stem cell (ESC) research last week, the day when stem-cell cures become available is...
Australians importing illegal suicide drug from Mexico
Elderly defying government bans Australians are using the internet and the mail to obtain bottles of the suicide drug Nembutal from Mexico. Shipments of the...
Religious patients hang onto life longer, says study
They also cost more, notes the New York Times Patients who draw on religion to cope with their illness are more likely to receive intensive,...
Mind-brain debate still open question
New book offers fresh hypothesisFrom reading journals like New Scientist and Scientific American, or even Science and Nature, you might think that scientists have solved...
Why not bestiality, asks bioethicist
In the footsteps of Peter Singer As taboos go, bestiality is right up there with incest, smoking and blowing your nose in the tablecloth. But...
“I trust the scientists; they know what they’re doing”
"Personally, I've had enough of these nay-sayers," says a prominent journalist working for The Onion news network. "They just love stopping progress. Why not use...
Czech government defends castration for sex offenders
Criticised by the Council of Europe Castration of sex offenders in the Czech Republic should stop, says the Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee. Over the...