Hepatitis research: more dark corners in American medicine
When World War II began, the US military discovered that it had a huge health problem: hepatitis. Nothing much was known about the disease and...
A mammoth resurrection
The thought of seeing woolly mammoths lumbering across the Siberian tundra is incredibly exciting. And Harvard geneticist George Church hopes to make it a reality. Cashed...
University of Pittsburgh in hot water over foetal tissue research
The use of foetal tissue at the University of Pittsburgh is becoming a hot political issue. Several Republicans are calling for an investigation into the...
More shameful syphilis experiments by US doctors
Hi there, Before I forget, there will be no BioEdge next week, as its staff are on holiday. Back on October 16! Bioethics stories seem...