Opponents of embryonic stem (ES) cell research in the US have requested that Republican presidential hopeful Senator John McCain, if elected president, retain President Bush's ban on federal funding for the research. As both White House contenders, McCain and Obama, look to secure Catholic votes, the pro-life...
Health officials in the US have placed a ban on imports of sperm from European men to protect Americans from the human form of mad cow disease. Stores of European sperm are now running out, causing problems for women wishing to use them. Before the ban, the...
Scientists have identified one of the leading genetic causes of inherited colorectal cancer, reported in the journal Science. Research teams at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Human Cancer Genetics Program at Ohio State University found that abnormal activity of the transforming growth factor-beta...
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Stem Cell Research and Society: Lessons from Social Science
by Professor Andrew Webster
There is considerable hype as well as hope invested in the stem cell field. The Economic and Social Research Council currently funds a major UK research programme - the Stem Cell Initiative (SCI) - that explores the social, economic and political implications of stem cell research. The research focuses on the interaction...