The last-ditch defence for experimenting with human embryonic stem cells is that they are a “gold standard” for stem cell research. Nonsense.
The good news is that the male of the species will not be placed on the endangered species list.
Some scientists cannot understand that our most treasured values are at stake in research on human embryos.
Not all barriers to stem cell science are bad, Mr President. And the biggest ones, like greed, one-upmanship, exploitation and hype, cannot be removed by executive order.
As expected, President Obama has lifted restrictions on human embryo research. As a choice between politics and ethics, it was a no-brainer.
The pro-life movement in Britain just fought a losing battle against the scientific imperative. What lessons are to be learned?
Is choosing between good science and good ethics a thing of the past?
Has the world's leading science journal abandoned the ideal of human dignity?
An ethical development could make embryonic stem cell research obsolete and derail plans for California's $3 billion institute.
As forecast, therapeutic cloning is well and truly on the skids. But how did it happen so quickly?
Two big stories this week could signal the end of therapeutic cloning.
The possibility of creating a bewildering variety of human-animal combinations requires profound ethical reflection.
An exclusive interview with an Iowa scientist who is promoting adult stem cell research.
Britain's fertility regulator has just approved the creation of human-animal embryos for research. What's next?
After years of urging the public and governments to support the destruction of embryos, scientists may have led them up a blind alley.
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