Bioethics in the News — June 05

June 5, 2006

• Cloning ‘could beat gene disease’ (BBC)
• Backing for baby cloning to beat disease (Telegraph)
• Scientists Celebrate Cord Blood Stem Cell Business Success (Medical News Today)
• Gene Silencing Directs Muscle-derived Stem Cells To Become Bone-forming Cells (Medical News Today)
• Mom’s diet can tinker with baby’s genes (Nature)
• Physician Shortage Looms, Risking a Crisis, as Demand for Care Explodes (Los Angeles Times)
• Medical Privacy Law Nets No Fines (Washington Post)
• Science Journals Artfully Try To Boost Their Rankings (subscription required) (Wall Street Journal)
• Researcher Looks to PCs for Medical Cures (AP)
• Molecular Therapies Tackle Blood Cancers (HealthDay)
• Dad tells of son’s assisted death (BBC)