Bioethics in the News — May 12

May 12, 2006

• Hwang Charged With Masterminding Fraud (Chosun)
• South Korean Scientist Charged with Fraud (BBC)
• Smarter Than Thou? Stanford Conference Ponders A Brave New World With Machines More Powerful Than Their Creators (San Francisco Chronicle)
• Injected Cells Cure Tumors in Mice (Los Angeles Times)
• Genes’ Role in Cancer May Be Overestimated (HealthDay)
• Antidepressant May Raise Suicide Risk (New York Times)
• Insufficient combat stress help for US troops faulted (Reuters)