Bioethics in the News — August 15

August 15, 2006

• Panel Suggests Using Inmates in Drug Trials (New York Times)
• Some Scientists See Shift in Stem Cell Hopes (New York Times)
• Adult stem cell biotechs: better prospects, less controversy (CNNMoney)
• China to release tougher rules for research ethics (SciDev.Net)
• Australia: PM allows conscience vote (Courier Mail)
• Ghana: Efforts to Promote Traditional Medicine Intensify (AllAfrica)
• Genetic testing: what’s so great about knowing your fate? (Belfast Telegraph)
• Bodies in balance (Detroit Free Press)
• With Few Factors, Adult Cells Take On Character Of Embryonic Stem Cells (mediLexicon)
• Botched Drug Test Stirs Ethical Concerns (HealthDay)
• Op-Ed: Suicide solution (Columbus Dispatch)