Researchers in Australia have found stem cells in breast milk that, like embryonic stem cells, can become many different types of cells in the
Many countries around the world have banned sex selection. They have banned the abortion of a fetus biased on gender and/or they have banned
A recent case in a Pennsylvania court held the lives of thirteen little human embryos in its hand. After she was diagnosed with breast cancer,
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease caused by mutations in a gene called the CFTR gene. If a person has a mutation in both copies of their
For 30 years, the U.S. Patent Office has been issuing patents for naturally occurring genes. About a fourth of our genes are patented by companies
If children are conceived through IVF after one of the parents dies, are the children entitled to the social security benefits of the deceased
Scientists have always been fascinated by the power of some organisms to regenerate whole body parts. One flatworm, called the planarian, is
A couple in Oregon has been awarded $2.9 million because they would have aborted their little girl had they known she had Down Syndrome. Deborah
Recently there has been a lot of reporting about the use of cells from aborted fetuses to test or develop products. Specifically, LifeNews has
A couple in Portland are suing Legacy Health because their child has Down Syndrome. This is another of these so-called wrongful birth lawsuits
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have announced they have found stem cells in ovaries that may be able to generate egg cells. It
The Catholic Church is often portrayed as unsympathetic to infertile couples. Because the Church finds IVF wrong, others mistakenly believe
The new non-invasive prenatal test is back in the news. Unlike amniocentesis, or chorionic villus sampling (CVS) each with a risk of miscarriage,