Blood transfusions not beneficial, say researchers
Are Jehovah Witnesses right after all? Do Jehovah Witnesses have it right after all? Most people think that their refusal to use blood transfusions for...
Surrogacy comes of age
Surrogate motherhood comes of age Surrogate motherhood seems to have come of age, with the release of a Hollywood comedy, "Baby Mama", starring Tiny Fey...
Swiss goldfish to be protected against abuse of their dignity
Moves to protect dignity of plants, tooSwitzerland is well on its way to becoming the most dignified country in the world, after its federal parliament...
Indian doctors refuse to treat dying “untouchable”
"Dalit" woman's baby dies in corridorIndia is sending mixed signals to the world about attitudes there towards the dignity of women. In one distressing story,...
Human-chimp hybrids might have useful organs
Fascination with hybrids has long historyAs the vote on Britain’s new fertility legislation draws near, a Scottish bioethicist has warned that the present draft allows...
Philippines bans transplants for foreigners
About-face in government policyThe Philippines government has yielded to pressure and has banned kidney transplants for foreigners. This officially puts an end to a lucrative...
Embryonic stem cells morph into heart cells
Could be useful for drug testingScientists have succeeded in turning human embryonic stem cells into three types of heart muscle cells, although they warn that...
Stem cell cosmetic hype
But creams contain no stem cells Cosmetics companies are cleaning up by marketing stem cell creams for skin rejuvenation for up to US$190 a jar....
Irish experts back embryo research
And fail to oppose cloning and egg marketsThe Irish government's bioethics experts have recommended that it legalise research on "supernumerary", or spare, IVF embryos, even...
Philippines a “hot spot” for organ trafficking
Government could set up organ marketThe Philippines has become a "hot spot" for human organ trafficking, say Filipino kidney specialists. In some desperately poor communities,...
You can’t help it, German scientists reveal
Button pressing indicates that brain chooses, not consciousnessA team of German researchers claims to have hard evidence that there is no free will. In a...
Life expectancy declines for some Americans
"Unheard of", says researcherNo statistic symbolises the metronomic onwards-and-upwards tramp of progress than ever-increasing life expectancy. So it has come as a shock to Americans...