Patenting parthenotes: High Court asks if parthenotes are 'human embryos' under the Biotech Directive
The UK's High Court has asked the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to clarify if human parthenotes fall under the definition of a human embryo for the purposes of patentability...
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Why we should welcome the conclusions of the Nuffield report on donor conception
by Professor Carol Smart
From my point of view as a sociologist carrying out research in this field, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics report on donor conception is to be welcomed as a scholarly and balanced contribution to current debates...
Little for donor-conceived people in the Nuffield Council's report
by Professor Eric Blyth
Donor-conceived individuals might justifiably feel short-changed by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics' report 'Donor conception: ethical aspects of information sharing'...