One of the most persuasive weapons in the arsenal of supporters of embryonic stem cell research is fear of losing highly qualified scientists to countries...

The climate for embryonic stem cell research is also favourable in Europe after an agreement reached in Brussels this week. The EU has agreed to...

The activities of disgraced Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk are looking stranger and stranger. More details are emerging as his trial proceeds on charges...

Should research ethics boards be run for profit? Known as institutional review boards in the US, these have traditionally been staffed by volunteer committees of...

British women will soon be offered half-price IVF and in return half of the eggs they produce during the treatment will be used to create...

It's being described as a "crisis" for would-be British mothers: a sperm donor shortage. The lobby group Infertility Network UK is calling for a campaign...

Although the US Senate has passed a bill loosening restrictions on embryonic stem cell research by a vote of 63 to 37, President Bush is...

 British fathers are to be deemed redundant in the most radical shake-up of fertility laws in 16 years. The Blair Labour government is studying reforms...

Australia may be moving towards a US model of embryo research regulation: a chequerboard of conflicting state and national laws. At last weekend's council of...

A major US government report has recommended that prisoners be allowed to participate in clinical trials. This is a practice that has been under a...

In another tricky case of informed consent, a 16-year-old Virginia boy has refused to undergo a second round of chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. Starchild Abraham...