May 30, 2008
Western Australia may be the only state in Australia to have crushed the chances of scientists here using therapeutic cloning to cure hitherto incurable diseases but could the decision prove a global turning point? (ScienceAlert)
May 22, 2008
The name of Frankenstein should not be lightly invoked in the context of science. But the Human Embryology and Fertilisation Bill, which the British Parliament has been debating this week, really does deserve the accusation of “Frankenstein science” that has … Read More
May 22, 2008
The revisions to the draft law, approved by parliament, provide “expense reimbursement” for those who donate human eggs. Scorching commentary from the bishops’ commission for bioethics, which speaks of “an enormous step backward”. In the meantime, the “pioneer of cloning” … Read More
May 22, 2008
Legislation to ban the use of public funds for human cloning passed without opposition in a Senate committee Wednesday. (2theadvocate)
May 21, 2008
Britain’s decision to legalize hybrid animal-human embryos for medical research was widely met with negative reactions in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. (Deutsche Welle)
May 21, 2008
Scientists consider dogs among the most difficult animals to clone because they have an unusual reproductive biology, more so than humans. But the company behind the auctions, BioArts International, maintains that the technology is ready, and it is calling the … Read More
May 20, 2008
Months after being implanted into research animals, “neo-bladders” created from progenitor cells appear to function much like natural bladders, researchers have shown. (MSBC)
May 20, 2008
British scientists will be allowed to research devastating diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s using human-animal embryos, after the House of Commons rejected a ban yesterday. (Times Online)
May 19, 2008
Just how reliable, asks a leading neuroscientist, are claims made for the research benefits of human-animal hybrid embryos – one of the most controversial elements in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill now being debated in the House of Commons? … Read More
May 16, 2008
South Korea’s parliament on Friday passed a law to regulate research into cloning, following a scandal in which a now-disgraced expert claimed to have made the first human clone stem cells. (PhysOrg)
May 15, 2008
Scientifically, it is a fact that a new, unique human individual comes into existence when the DNA from sperm and ovum come together at fertilisation. The ICB report recognises this and accepts that the embryo has a “significant moral valueâ€, … Read More
May 15, 2008
Questions about cloning have been raised by governments. They are Big Questions. Like: Does Man Have The Right To Make Life In His Own Image? Looking at our planet with its population of some 5 billion-plus one would have thought … Read More
May 15, 2008
Until about a decade ago, there was only one way to make an embryo—the old-fashioned technique of combining an egg with a sperm. Then came Dolly the cloned sheep in 1996. Scottish scientists created her by injecting the nucleus of … Read More
May 13, 2008
The story of the first supposedly genetically altered human embryo is making headlines around the world. From the story: The study appears to be the first report of genetically modifying a human embryo. It was presented last fall at a … Read More
May 12, 2008
In a poll for the Guardian, MPs voted 63 to 26 in favour of hybrid embryos; 56 to 21 for “saviour” siblings; and 56 to 26 to remove the “need for a father” in IVF treatment. The poll questioned 53 … Read More
May 12, 2008
Scientists have created what is believed to be the first genetically modified (GM) human embryo. A team from Cornell University in New York produced the GM embryo to study how early cells and diseases develop. It was destroyed after five … Read More
May 5, 2008
Much opposition focus on a bill to ban human cloning in Ohio is to change the bill to ban only so-called reproductive cloning – but not so-called therapeutic cloning, plus the feared effect of this ban on research jobs and … Read More
April 29, 2008
A LEADING scientist has warned a new species of “humanzee,” created from breeding apes with humans, could become a reality unless the government acts to stop scientists experimenting. (The Scotsman)
April 25, 2008
The bill, which appeared ready to clear a Senate committee last week after introduction last year, has been slowed by the complex debate among lawmakers trying to balance medical ethics and Ohio’s economic development. Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland opposes the … Read More
April 24, 2008
April 23, 2008
What is a human life worth? For centuries, that question has been asked in the context of the cost of keeping people alive. In recent years, however, it has expanded to include the value of creating people in other than … Read More
April 18, 2008
British scientists are to spearhead an attempt to preserve the genes of a rhino in captivity by using a technique that mixes its skin cells with the embryos of a close cousin, the southern white rhino, which is not so … Read More
April 15, 2008
Politicians have been warned not to block scientific inquiry into subjects such as stem cells and embryo research just because there is a difference of opinion on the ethics or morality of the work. (The Independent)
April 14, 2008
Anyone interested in the fierce debate over the use of animal-human hybrid embryos in scientific research should take a look at a government report published in 2000 by the Chief Medical Officer’s expert group on stem cells. It states that … Read More
April 14, 2008
Scientists say it is highly unlikely same-sex couples would be able to use lab-created egg and sperm as a way to create their own biological child. (Telegraph)
