Democrats’ presidential hopeful backs embryo stem cell research
Senator John Kerry, the Democrats' all-but-endorsed candidate for president, says that he would overturn George W. Bush's ban on expanding federal funding for research on...
Before the Holocaust, some Israeli doctors supported eugenics
Research by an Israeli PhD student has exposed the eugenic plans of a number of Jewish doctors and Zionist thinkers before World War II. According...
It’s payback time for lawyers, says US doctor
A doctor fed up with medical liability cases created a public relations nightmare for his colleagues in the American Medical Association when he proposed that...
Animal stem cell tests could lead to bonanza
Tests for liver damage using animal stem cells from animals could be worth "several hundred million pounds", says a Scottish biotech company. CXR Biosciences, of...
Many journal articles skewed toward positive results
Articles in medical journals may be biased towards positive results, calling into question many "miracle drugs" and breakthrough developments, according to the Journal of the...
Stem cell battle over Reagan’s Alzheimer’s death
Even in death, former US President Ronald Reagan is a flashpoint for controversy. Across the nation, editorial writers and columnists used his 10-year battle with...
Nitschke cooks up “peaceful pill” in his kitchen
Dr Philip Nitschke and some of his supporters have developed a lethal pill which can be manufactured at home with household ingredients. He says that...
Nancy Crick died without cancer, says autopsy
The long-awaited autopsy of Australian euthanasia icon Nancy Crick has found that she did not have cancer at the time of her suicide. The 69-year-old...
Loophole in law allows UK frog-human hybrid cells
Scientists at Cambridge University in the UK created animal- human hybrid cells which are not regulated by existing laws, the London Times has revealed. Last...
Chicago clinic creates diseased embryonic stem cells
A Chicago IVF clinic has created 12 embryonic stem cell lines with genetic defects which it will offer to researchers. Dr Yury Verlinsky, of the...
Victoria to offer stem cells for world market
The Australian state of Victoria will become a new source of human embryonic stem cells in a commercial partnership designed to raise its profile in...
Ethics top priority for US biotechnology, says retiring head
The retiring head of the US biotechnology association believes that ethics is the main issue which could derail his industry. "We have paid passionate attention...