Scientists breed 'mighty mouse'
Last week the papers were flooded with reports of a so-called 'mighty mouse' - a genetically engineered mouse able to run for up to six hours at a speed of 20 metres per minute before needing a rest - created by researchers based at Case Western Reserve University in...
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The review of the HFE Act: ethical expertise or moral cowardice?
by Professor Anna Smajdor
The development of reproductive technologies has continued apace since the birth of Louise Brown, the first IVF baby, in 1978. The regulatory framework is constantly assailed by new possibilities which may not have been envisaged by those who drew up the original legislation in this area. Do the moral arguments...