An article in Newsweek discusses the ethical issues surrounding the use of cloning technology to produce embryonic stem cells capable of producing cells and tissues for transplant purposes. The writer makes a distinction between reproductive cloning and the use of cloning technology for therapeutic purposes. The Independent on Sunday deals...
The bioscience panel of the Science Council in Japan, which advises the education minister, has issued an interim report on human genome research. The report recommends a fresh multidisciplinary approach that integrates genetics with information science and the social sciences. The recommendations come in the wake of Japan's slow progress...
An Italian doctor has claimed to have helped sterile men become fathers by cultivating their sperm in the testicular tissue of rats. Dr Antinori said that ten babies had so far been born using this technique, including one for a British couple. Although Dr Antinori refused to give details of...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has drawn up a set of bioethics principles which may lead to the first comprehensive international guidelines on the ethical issues arising from developments in biology and medicine. The draft guidelines, which advise on issues such as gene patenting and the use of genetic information...
Malcolm Fallen announced his decision to give up his job as finance director of British Biotech, the troubled drugs developer. The board of British Biotech has appointed Tony Weir, the company secretary and finance director of the pharmaceuticals subsidiary, to succeed Fallen. The company is currently embroiled in a legal...
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