Leukaemia stem cell hope
Stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood may represent a breakthrough in the treatment of adult leukaemia and other blood diseases. Researchers from a number of US University Hospitals have transplanted cord blood stem cells into 68 adults unrelated to the donor. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine...
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Should IVF be restricted to married women?
by Juliet Tizzard
This week's BioNews reports on news from Slovenia that a referendum has ruled against in vitro fertilisation (IVF) for unmarried women. This will mean that not only lesbians and single women, but also unmarried couples will be denied treatment. In Europe, it is very rare for such hefty restrictions to...