Just in case you haven't had enough of the "ethics" coming out of Oxford these days, here are more disturbing musings by Oxford ethicist, Rebecca
Autism researchers at the Autism Center of Excellence in San Diego have found a network of genes that they say signal a risk of autism. A blood
One of my friends, who doesn't really follow the biotech scene, said to me one time, "When you tell me to worry about it, I will worry about
Amazing news was announced in the field of gene therapy this week. Scientists in Massachusetts have taken the cells of a person with Down Syndrome
It is a common misconception in America that in the rest of the world, scientists are free to work with embryonic stem cells all they want, and
The ability for some species to regenerate limbs and other body parts is a fascinating part of nature.
After years of back and forth, the question of whether naturally occurring human genes are patentable has been decided by the Supreme Court.
It is undeniable that we humans have an innate desire to know from whom we came. Many people who are adopted or have only one parent will tell
Congressman Andy Harris (R-MD) has reintroduced a true ban on human cloning to the U.S. Congress. H.R. 2164, Human Cloning Prohibition Act of
The scientific community seems to me to be obsessed with cloning. Even with induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology making cloning embryos
I don't think I could have found anything less "scientific" from a website called "ScienceAlert." A group in Australia has taken up the challenge
This is so incredibly sad for so many reasons. There is really nothing else to say. (I have already expressed my concerns about uterine transplants
A new bill introduced into the California legislature would lift the ban on paying women for their eggs