US Army funds stem cell research for wounded soldiers
A "dream team" of experts in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine Even the Pentagon is taking an interest in stem cell research. A US$250 million...
Egyptian doctors accused of human rights abuse over gay crackdown
Unethical to collaborate with governmentEgyptian doctors have come under fire for collaborating with their government’s drive to jail homosexuals. A letter from 117 different human...
“Moral character” not relevant for Massachusetts doctors
Dispute between doctors and government board "Moral character" should not be a criterion for fitness to practice medicine in Massachusetts, says the head of the...
Commercialisation a greater threat than God
Embryo debate more than a matter of science versus religion Framing the UK’s debate over embryos in terms of religion versus science is a dangerous...
Now for something completely tasteless…
EU Parliament backs organ donor card Sometimes satire conveys important truths more effectively than academic waffle. Organ donation is sometimes portrayed as an antiseptic, purely...
Australian euthanasia movement gets $5 million bequest
Former Brisbane mayor fills war chest Australian activist Dr Philip Nitschke has A$5 million in his war chest after a bequest from a recently deceased...
Founder of home-delivered sperm website jailed in UK
'Seedy Gonzalez' was fraud Procreation and profit don’t mix. That seems to be the message of the conviction of the founder of a website which...
Are scientists drugs cheats?
One in five use 'cognitive enhancement' Should scientists who use performance-enhancing drugs return their Nobel Prizes? If the figures in a poll conducted by Nature...
Nature joins ‘pregnant man’ debate
What’s natural, anyway? Every editor loves stories which spark an Oooh! Wow! or Yuck! from readers – even BioEdge. A few weeks ago we dug...
Neuroscience oversimplifies, says Harvard law prof
Criticism of 'neuroeverything' craze A fascination with the brain, and the conviction that all of human behaviour can ultimately be attributed to neuronal activity has...
More skirmishes in UK debate over fertility bill
Parliament prepares for debate The approach of a debate over revisions of the UK’s fertility bill is stirring up a confusing dust storm of controversy...
Germany liberalises stem cell law
But scientists still cannot create embryonic stem cells Germany has loosened restrictions on embryonic stem cell research after a long debate -– but creating embryonic...