First hybrid clones created in UK
It's all legal, say scientistsScientists at Newcastle University have created the first cloned human-animal hybrids in the UK. The news is bound to create an...
Shadow of Hwang over stem cell research
Yamanaka made small mistakes in recent paper Much like the sinister Nazgûl in the Lord of the Rings, the spectre of fraudster Hwang Woo-suk hovers...
Britain prepares for debate on new fertility law
Opponents square off Supporters and opponents of Britain’s revised fertility legislation are dancing in their corners and punching the air before the bell rings for...
Dutch nurses regularly break law to help in euthanasia
New survey shows that 1 in 8 are involved The Dutch have a law which regulates voluntary euthanasia, but studies regularly show that many doctors...
Belgian teenagers may qualify for euthanasia
And Belgium's leading novelist dies after euthanasia The fragile unity of Belgium’s new coalition government is being threatened by a debate over euthanasia. The leader...
The world’s surrogacy capital: the USA
Military wives targeted by agenciesAmerica, not India, is the world’s surrogacy Mecca, says a cover story in Newsweek. No one knows how many surrogate births...
While Japan takes a dim view
Main worry is health of surrogate mother While commodifying motherhood and financial exploitation are the main arguments hurled against surrogacy in the US, Japanese worry...
British psychiatrist struck off
Media star lied about academic qualifications A highly regarded British psychiatrist who was often quoted by the BBC has been struck off the medical register...
Testing YouTube Again
The approach of a debate over revisions of the UK’s fertility bill is stirring up a confusing dust storm of controversy in the British media....
UK Parliament in turmoil over fertility bill
Debate becomes sectarian In an age when the term "mother" is merely a biology-based social construct, it seems anachronistic to talk about the mother of...
Organ donation tarnished by scandals
List of patients awaiting transplants inflated by one-third Organ donation is usually regarded as the ultimate in altruism. But over the last few months, the...
Oregon Man claims to be pregnant
Transgender man to bear child Another strange but true tale from the ever-changing world of assisted reproductive technology. Writing in a Los Angeles newspaper for...