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Couple May Sue Over Discarded Embryo  Feb 09, 2005
Brazil to study use of stem cells in heart treatment  Feb 09, 2005
Asia taking the stem cell lead - Western pre-eminence challenged by China, Singapore and South Korea, UK report says  Feb 09, 2005
Asia Jockeys for Stem Cell Lead  Feb 09, 2005
Woes for California's stem-cell experiment - Regulation and ethical battles swirl ahead as the state figures out how to spend its $3 billion initiative  Dec 20, 2004
Financier to Lead Institute on Stem Cells  Dec 18, 2004
States play catch-up on stem cells  Dec 17, 2004
'Coronation' of committee head on stem cell funds disturbs some   Dec 15, 2004
Ukrainian parliament bans human cloning  Dec 15, 2004
UK scientists defend HFEA - Support for fertility watchdog after it is criticized by top IVF expert  Dec 13, 2004
Axe IVF watchdog, says fertility expert  Dec 11, 2004
Keep The HFEA but Curtail Its Decision-Making Powers  Dec 10, 2004
German biopatent law passed - The country's new biotech patent law is somewhat at odds with the relevant EU directive  Dec 10, 2004
Court refuses to reinstate lawsuit filed on behalf of frozen embryos  Dec 08, 2004
Stem cell initiative challenged  Dec 07, 2004
Texas losing ground in stem cell research - Other states are sidestepping federal limits on what some call medicine's future  Dec 06, 2004
Welcome to the Stem-Cell States - California and others are investing big in the controversial science. How and why  Dec 06, 2004
Embryonic Stem Cell Funding Battle Brewing in Wisconsin  Dec 05, 2004
Aussie backflip on cloning - Gov't support for UN cloning ban surprises scientists ahead of a national legislative review   Dec 02, 2004
Swiss support stem cells - Voter backing for a law allowing extraction of ES cells seen as boost to Swiss science  Nov 29, 2004
Swiss voters approve stem cell research using human embryos  Nov 28, 2004
Swiss will allow stem cell research  Nov 28, 2004
Hope of medical progress carries vote  Nov 28, 2004
California's New Stem-Cell Initiative Is Already Raising Concerns  Nov 27, 2004
NHS pays for designer baby treatment  Nov 25, 2004
Other states wary about California's stem-cell plan - Leaders fear brain drain, loss of economic gains  Nov 23, 2004
State stem cell funding proposed  Nov 23, 2004
UN cloning plan 'pre-empts Australian debate'  Nov 23, 2004
UN proposes cloning compromise - New declaration asks states to respect "human dignity," doesn't explicitly ban therapeutic cloning  Nov 23, 2004
Canberra backflip on cloning law  Nov 22, 2004
Illinois Senate Rejects Bill That Would Have Endorsed Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research in State  Nov 22, 2004
U.N. General Assembly To Delay Human Cloning Ban Discussions Until February 2005  Nov 22, 2004
Human dignity versus scientific freedom  Nov 21, 2004
State must scramble to get stem cell agency off ground  Nov 21, 2004
Momentum grows for stem cell legislation after year of change  Nov 19, 2004
U.N. Abandons Idea of Anti-Cloning Treaty  Nov 19, 2004
Wisconsin Governor Announces Plan To Spend $750M on Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Other Scientific Research  Nov 19, 2004
Illinois State Senate Votes Down Plan to Allow Human Cloning for Research  Nov 18, 2004
Europe's stem-cell workers pull together - Policy changes help to push collaborative network  Nov 18, 2004
Expanded Newborn Genetic Testing Urged  Nov 17, 2004
First international standard for common genetic test approved by WHO  Nov 17, 2004
Legal challenge to human cloning  Nov 17, 2004
UN Wars on Clones - And the Bush Administration backs up the internationalist bureaucrats  Nov 17, 2004
Moderate Republicans Support Bill Authorizing Increased Federal Funding for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Nov 17, 2004
Virginia may screen for more disorders - Proposal for testing newborns heads to the General Assembly  Nov 16, 2004
Report slams UBC ethics - Canadian university says review problems are fixed, but others say problems are national  Nov 15, 2004
Calif. Stem Cell Initiative Could Backfire Nationally  Nov 14, 2004
California vote leads to push for AZ stem cell ban  Nov 14, 2004
Massachusetts Legislative Leaders Announce Their Support For Embryonic Stem Cell Research in State  Nov 12, 2004
Gene manipulation for variola? - WHO asked to approve genetic engineering of smallpox virus for drug development  Nov 12, 2004
California's Proposition 71 Launches Stem Cell Gold Rush  Nov 12, 2004
Designer babies bill through after eight years  Nov 11, 2004
Mass. legislators back work on embryonic stem cells - House and Senate leaders respond to Calif. initiative  Nov 11, 2004
Egg and sperm donor cash proposal  Nov 11, 2004
Joys match fears as California agrees to stem-cell proposal - State programme bypasses federal opposition to research  Nov 11, 2004
Privacy pivotal to gene-test success  Nov 10, 2004
Experts discuss Prop. 71 ethics - embryo procedure will have oversight  Nov 10, 2004
Saviour child not designer baby: experts  Nov 10, 2004
Federal grant helps promote embryo adoption  Nov 04, 2004
Passage of California's Prop. 71 Could Make State Center of Embryonic Stem Cell Research in United States  Nov 04, 2004
Stem Cells: Saving Lives or Crossing Lines?  Nov 04, 2004
California OKs stem cell measure - State will spend $3 billion on new institute; Bush wins presidency  Nov 03, 2004
National Society of Genetic Counselors and FORCE Develop Brochure on Genetic Information and Discrimination  Nov 03, 2004
Vatican Assails Genetic-Testing Decision in Britain - Granted Permission to Screen In-vitro Embryos  Nov 03, 2004
California says 'yes' to stem-cell research - $3-billion initiative will fund creation of human cell lines  Nov 03, 2004
Britain Issues License to Scientists To Screen Embryos for Gene That Leads to Colon Cancer  Nov 02, 2004
Critics attack landmark decision on gene screening  Nov 02, 2004
Cancer carriers win right to screen IVF embryos   Nov 02, 2004
Ethical paradigm: Relating embryonic stem cell use to organ donation  Nov 02, 2004
Infertility - preimplantation genetic diagnosis  Nov 01, 2004
Colon cancer screening for embryos  Nov 01, 2004
State begins screening newborns for more genetic disorders  Nov 01, 2004
Spain eases embryo research - New decree clarifies the regulation and control of embryo research  Nov 01, 2004
Cancer-free 'designer babies' get approval  Nov 01, 2004
Genetics testing saves health care dollars  Oct 31, 2004
New newborn screening  Oct 29, 2004
Spain authorises stem cell research  Oct 29, 2004
Brochure on Genetic Information and Discrimination  Oct 29, 2004
Californians are considering whether to fund more work on stem cells' potential medical benefits...  Oct 28, 2004
Cardinal Ratzinger: Cloning More Dangerous Than Arms of Mass Destruction  Oct 27, 2004
Indonesia takes middle ground on stem-cell cloning  Oct 26, 2004
Are You (Genetically) Up to the Job?  Oct 25, 2004
California Puts Stem Cells to a Popular Test - $3 Billion Plan Would Bypass Bush Policy  Oct 25, 2004
California: new leader in stem cells? Prop. 71 would award $3 billion for research, trumping Bush's go-slow approach  Oct 25, 2004
UN delays cloning vote - US speaks out in support of total cloning ban, vote may take place soon  Oct 25, 2004
UN delay: a boost for cloning advocates - By putting off a vote on banning all human cloning, nations have let embryo research for therapeutic reasons gain momentum  Oct 25, 2004
U.N. Delays Decision on Human Cloning Ban as Member Nations Voice Opposition to U.S.-Backed Proposal  Oct 25, 2004
UN delays vote on cloning ban, again - UN member states are split over whether to allow cloning of human genetic material for medical research  Oct 25, 2004
New screening demand over health fears for IVF babies  Oct 24, 2004
U.N. Debate on Cloning Ends With no Vote - For the Time Being, Total Ban Is Favored  Oct 24, 2004
U.S. Stem Cell Policy Delays U.N. Action on Human Cloning  Oct 24, 2004
Human Cloning: the Ongoing Battle - Some Scientists Reject Limitations on Research  Oct 23, 2004
Cloning back on agenda  Oct 22, 2004
Statement of the Holy See on Human Cloning addressed to the United Nations - "Humanity Needs a Common Basis, a Common Understanding of Humanity"  Oct 22, 2004
Stem Cell Researchers Mull Ideas for Self-Regulation  Oct 22, 2004
Biologists seek consensus on guidelines for stem-cell research - Scientists debate ethics of experiments that mix mice and men  Oct 21, 2004
Bush adviser accuses Britain of crossing 'moral boundary' on cloning  Oct 20, 2004
Stem cell patent dispute - Greenpeace in Germany challenges a stem cell patent granted to a leading researcher  Oct 20, 2004
Bush aide attacks Britain for liberal law on cloning  Oct 20, 2004
S. Korea Backs U.N. Meeting on Stem Cell Research  Oct 20, 2004
U.N. To Resume Debate on Human Cloning After One-Year Hiatus; Nations Remain Divided Over Proposals  Oct 20, 2004
Scientists vow to vote out Bush - Still, despite press coverage of vocal opponents, there are Bush supporters among scientists  Oct 20, 2004
U.K. Science Academy Calls on U.N. To Back Ban on Human Reproductive Cloning, Reject Ban on All Cloning  Oct 19, 2004
California Gov. Schwarzenegger Endorses $3B Ballot Measure That Would Fund Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Oct 19, 2004
Stem-cell dispute not 'reason versus ignorance,' theologian says  Oct 19, 2004
The UN must take a moderate stand on human cloning  Oct 18, 2004
UN 'must ignore cloning ban call'  Oct 17, 2004
The great divide on stem cells - The religious world is split, just as the political world is  Oct 17, 2004
Scientific, Patient Groups Urge U.N. To Reject Ban on All Human Cloning  Oct 15, 2004
Stem cell research fund launched in Brazil  Oct 15, 2004
More Favor For Stem Cells - A VCU survey shows that more Americans than ever before support stem cell research  Oct 14, 2004
A national referendum to decide whether an embryonic stem cell law will take effect - Swiss to vote on stem cells  Oct 14, 2004
The CF Foundation Urges All States to Include Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis in Test Panels - Similar Recommendations Issued from the CDC Based on Benefits of Early Diagnosis  Oct 14, 2004
Support growing in US for embryonic stem-cell research as 53% approve  Oct 14, 2004
Most People in U.S. Favor Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Oppose All Human Cloning, Survey Says  Oct 13, 2004
Majority of Americans Favors Embryonic Stem-Cell Research, Disapproves Strongly of Human Cloning, VCU Life Sciences Survey Shows  Oct 13, 2004
UN considers cloning, again - Observers say the outcome of a vote on cloning next week is too close to call   Oct 13, 2004
Actor Reeve's Death Raises Profile of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Issue in Presidential Campaign  Oct 12, 2004
'A sort of scientific malpractice' - Genetics: Scientists are cautioning doctors against the use of race as a guide in diagnosis, treatment and research  Oct 11, 2004
Cloning: What's Stopping us? Ethics (Part 3 of 3)   Oct 08, 2004
France set to import embryonic stem cells  Oct 07, 2004
Spanish clinic launches embryo adoption scheme  Oct 07, 2004
Proposition 71 wrong way to pay for stem cell research  Oct 07, 2004
Cloning: What's Stopping us? Law (Part 2 of 3)   Oct 06, 2004
Embryo screening arouses suspicion - Disability groups say a controversial new screening test for human embryos is discriminatory  Oct 06, 2004
Stem-cell debate said to neglect some important moral issues  Oct 06, 2004
France opens door for human stem cell studies  Oct 05, 2004
Genetics bill on the way after long labour   Oct 05, 2004
Guidelines clear way for gene-screen babies  Oct 05, 2004
Guidelines for genetic testing of human embryos - Views sought on guidelines for genetic testing of human embryos  Oct 04, 2004
Kerry To Promote Plan for Expanded Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Launch Ad Criticizing Bush Administration Policy  Oct 04, 2004
Views sought on guidelines for genetic testing of human embryos  Oct 04, 2004
A matter of life and death   Oct 01, 2004
Bill seeks federal genetic testing protection - Legislation would prevent insurance discrimination  Oct 01, 2004
New EU Research Chief Open to Stem Cell Research  Oct 01, 2004
General Assembly asked to consider draft resolution on human cloning  Oct 01, 2004
Panel Urges States to Screen Newborns for 30 Disorders  Oct 01, 2004
Italians force referendum on fertility law   Oct 01, 2004
Panel Encapsulates State of Stem Cell Debate  Oct 01, 2004
Ethicists Duel Over Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Sep 30, 2004
'Cost too high' for embryonic stem-cell research, Senate panel told  Sep 30, 2004
Stem Cell Debate Hits Senate  Sep 30, 2004
Scientific American Magazine Stem Cell Panel Highlights Divisions Over Cloning Underlying Debate On Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Sep 30, 2004
Vatican Condemns Human Cloning in First United Nations Speech  Sep 30, 2004
Scientists Form PAC To Speak Against Bush Policies on Stem Cell Research, Other Issues  Sep 29, 2004
Government urges support for stem-cell research  Sep 28, 2004
Embryonic tug of war- Influenced by religion, science and a host of other factors, many voters are torn over Proposition 71  Sep 26, 2004
Free to Clone  Sep 26, 2004
Genetic testing challenges doctor-patient confidentiality  Sep 25, 2004
Teens vote for 'saviour siblings'  Sep 24, 2004
Delusions of Moderation  Sep 24, 2004
Australian cloning vote unclear - Scientists support therapeutic cloning, but the government position on UN vote is vague  Sep 24, 2004
Feu vert pour l'importation des cellules souches d'embryons  Sep 24, 2004
Italy's Radical Party Likely To Propose Referendum To Overturn New Fertility Restrictions  Sep 23, 2004
Newborn Screening Plan Weighed - Proposal Would Expand Infant Testing Requirement  Sep 23, 2004
Students set up forum to debate hot topics - Seattle meetings get scientists and public chatting  Sep 23, 2004
U.S. Advisers Endorse More Newborn Tests  Sep 23, 2004
Genetic testing, confidentiality may soon clash  Sep 22, 2004
Newborn testing varies by state - Genetic diseases often diagnosed with a single drop of blood -- but screenings could cost extra  Sep 22, 2004
The "Duty to Warn" a Patient's Family Members About Hereditary Disease Risks  Sep 22, 2004
Genetic testing raises confidentiality questions  Sep 22, 2004
UK scraps embryo fee hike - Plans to increase embryo research license fees 30-fold have been abandoned  Sep 21, 2004
Reality of stem cell research  Sep 21, 2004
Californians to Vote on Stem Cell Research Funds  Sep 20, 2004
Ethics Committee Outlines Guidance on Withholding IVF From Prospective Patients Deemed Unfit Parents  Sep 20, 2004
Discoverer of DNA's unique stamp fears its misuse  Sep 19, 2004
Offspring in the 21st century - Enter the brave new world of genetics law  Sep 19, 2004
Ethical Aspects of ES Cell-Derived Gametes  Sep 17, 2004
Stem cell initiative 'cannot be justified,' Calif. bishops say  Sep 17, 2004
Supporters of California Stem Cell Initiative To Launch TV Ads Featuring Scientists, Celebrities, Patients  Sep 17, 2004
Protecting embryos and burdening women: assisted reproduction in Italy  Sep 17, 2004
California's Proposition 71 Could Generate $6B to $13B in Revenue, Savings for State, Proposition Advocates Say  Sep 16, 2004
Critics slate ethical leeway in California stem-cell proposal - A $3-billion pot of funding could create moral dilemmas  Sep 16, 2004
Repeal of embryo law urged after child's cure - Italian health minister's gaffe provokes call for resignation  Sep 16, 2004
The unanswered questions of stem cell research  Sep 16, 2004
Opposition to Human Cloning for Research Purposes, Germany  Sep 15, 2004
German National Ethics Council Announces Opposition to Human Cloning for Research Purposes  Sep 15, 2004
Stem cell backers cite savings - Study released by Prop. 71 supporters says it will bring economic, health benefits  Sep 15, 2004
Lawmakers to debate newborn testing  Sep 14, 2004
Ethical, Practical Questions Concerning Abandoned Embryos in Fertility Clinics, USA  Sep 14, 2004
Germany advised on cloning - National Ethics Council can't agree on what to do about therapeutic cloning  Sep 14, 2004
German Ethics Council backs extension of cloning moratorium  Sep 14, 2004
German Panel Splits on Cloning Issue  Sep 14, 2004
Newborns may get more genetic tests  Sep 14, 2004
States under pressure on newborn tests  Sep 13, 2004
Germany's Ethics Council Rejects Cloning  Sep 13, 2004
Genetic data should be jointly owned say ethicists  Sep 12, 2004
Scientists Issue Warning over Human-Animal Hybrids   Sep 12, 2004
Fertility clinics face tough call - Crowded labs feel pressure to discard unwanted embryos  Sep 12, 2004
California Debates Whether to Become Stem Cell Heavyweight  Sep 10, 2004
"Designer Baby" Gets Go-Ahead  Sep 10, 2004
Feinstein announces support for stem cell research measure  Sep 09, 2004
If Only We'd Known, Parents Say - Yorba Linda pair whose girl has spina bifida sue their doctor, saying they weren't informed and given a chance to consider abortion  Sep 09, 2004
Italian minister in trouble - Calls for his resignation abound after stem cell transplant announcement  Sep 09, 2004
Watchdog seeks controls on scary gene tests   Sep 09, 2004
Wrongful Birth Lawsuit in California Concerns Doctors, Pro-Life Groups  Sep 09, 2004
Sick Child's Father Defends Saviour Sibling Move  Sep 08, 2004
Survey: Most IVF clinics willing to destroy embryos  Sep 08, 2004
Former Secretary of State Shultz Endorses California Initiative To Fund Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Sep 08, 2004
Giving birth to ethical dilemmas  Sep 07, 2004
Couple win right to 'designer baby' in order to treat son  Sep 07, 2004
Early genetic testing puts more slip in slope - What ethical challenges does embryo selection pose for physicians?  Sep 06, 2004
A lifesaver for little ones - Testing newborns' blood can identify many health disorders, but the practice isn't consistent from state to state  Sep 06, 2004
Step too far or progress?  Sep 04, 2004
'No' to human cloning but 'yes' to some stem cell work - Up to 10 years' jail, a $100,000 fine, or both, for offenders  Sep 03, 2004
A law too far  Sep 03, 2004
UNESCO Committee Debates Therapeutic Human Cloning  Sep 03, 2004
Singapore rules on cloning - Parliament passes law banning reproductive cloning, but allowing stem cell work  Sep 03, 2004
Ethics review slams government panels over conflicts of interest - Critics decry job-title loophole in committee rules  Sep 02, 2004
NHGRI launches Centers for Excellence in Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research  Sep 01, 2004
Scientists Oppose Human Cloning  Aug 31, 2004
Academies lobby on cloning - Ahead of a UN debate in October, science academies support therapeutic cloning  Aug 31, 2004
British Royal Society Calls for U.N. Ban on Reproductive Cloning, Not Research Cloning  Aug 31, 2004
Majority of Korean stem cell researchers opposed to human cloning  Aug 31, 2004
How Stem Cells Became Hurdle For GOP Campaign - Issue Crosses Over Party Lines Aided By Conservatives  Aug 31, 2004
Making Political Sense of Stem Cells - The public has an unprecedented interest in an otherwise obscure medical technology. But is it getting an accurate message?  Aug 31, 2004
President Bush's bioethics panel has little influence  Aug 31, 2004
Stem cell collaboration illegal - In Germany, scientists who advise overseas colleagues on new lines may face prosecution  Aug 31, 2004
Stem Cell Initiative Attracts Backers - Almost $11 million has been raised by proponents of Proposition 71; foes collect only $75,000  Aug 31, 2004
Science academies press for UN compromise on cloning  Aug 30, 2004
Scientists call for UN compromise on cloning   Aug 30, 2004
Scientists Oppose Human Cloning  Aug 30, 2004
Britons attack US cloning ban bid  Aug 29, 2004
What we should know (and almost didn't)   Aug 29, 2004
Bill Gates Contributes $400K to California Embryonic Stem Cell Research Initiative Campaign  Aug 27, 2004
Poll: Americans oppose destroying human embryos, cloning  Aug 27, 2004
IVF embryos meet contrasting fates - Confusion reigns over how US fertility clinics deal with their 'waste'  Aug 27, 2004
Gates, others lead California effort for stem cell research  Aug 26, 2004
Stem cell polling clashes over research that destroys embryos  Aug 25, 2004
Britain Embraces Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Aug 24, 2004
With California Stem Cell Initiative Looming, Public Confused about Role of Adult Stem Cells, New NeoStem Survey Reveals  Aug 24, 2004
New Poll: Americans Prefer Funding Stem Cell Research That Does Not Require Destroying Human Embryos  Aug 23, 2004
British stem cell studies push past U.S.  Aug 23, 2004
Facts on Stem Cells   Aug 23, 2004
Ethics council divided on cloning - Chairman says Germany should rethink stance on therapeutic work  Aug 22, 2004
Growing bipartisan support belies general political stalemate  Aug 22, 2004
Pope Condemns Unethical Science, Cloning  Aug 22, 2004
Newborn screening to expand  Aug 22, 2004
Embryonic Stem Cell Research Poll Criticized as Extremely Biased  Aug 20, 2004
Donor tissue screening urged - Transplant system called safe, with DNA testing providing more security  Aug 19, 2004
China issues guidelines to ban human cloning  Aug 19, 2004
Law to ban human cloning  Aug 19, 2004
Genetic Counselors Should Be Licensed, Says National Society of Genetic Counselors  Aug 19, 2004
Scientists want to see Bush, Kerry online - Stem-cell research is among their hot-button issues  Aug 19, 2004
Cloning Kerry's Friend or Foe? - United States presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) is in favor of cloning  Aug 18, 2004
Scientists oppose human cloning  Aug 18, 2004
German doctors, party leaders call for EU cloning ban  Aug 18, 2004
Physicians Group Assails Cloning Decision in United Kingdom - Ethically Unacceptable, Says International Federation  Aug 18, 2004
Stem Cells Rise in Public Opinion  Aug 18, 2004
Researchers Make the Case for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Aug 18, 2004
Those Favoring Stem Cell Research Increases to a 73 to 11 Percent Majority - A good issue for the Democrats  Aug 18, 2004
Chinese Province Will Ban Sex-Selection Abortions To Curb Gender Imbalance  Aug 17, 2004
Researchers examine methods to educate public on stem cells   Aug 17, 2004
Germany pushes for EU ban on embryo cloning  Aug 17, 2004
Germany reacts to UK clone nod - National Ethics Council not ready to approve therapeutic cloning  Aug 17, 2004
Scientists disagree on stem cells  Aug 17, 2004
Scientist Advocates for Stem Cell Research  Aug 17, 2004
Sick tot's doctor challenges watchdog - Allow life-saving designer baby or go to court, says Dr Taranissi  Aug 17, 2004
Brazil introduces right to genetic privacy  Aug 17, 2004
Federal Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research Continues To Be Issue in Presidential Campaign  Aug 16, 2004
Go-Ahead for Therapeutic Cloning  Aug 15, 2004
The Politics and Realities of Stem Cell Research  Aug 13, 2004
Ethical issue impedes stem-cell debate  Aug 13, 2004
Germans Call for European Ban on Embryo Cloning  Aug 13, 2004
Republican Sens. Lott, Smith Defend Bush's Policy on Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Advocate for Some Expansion of Policy  Aug 13, 2004
UK grants cloning license - Group given permission to undertake cell nuclear transfer   Aug 12, 2004
Italy shocked by British green light for human embryos cloning  Aug 11, 2004
Britain to allow cloning of human embryos - Scientists can use source for stem cell research  Aug 11, 2004
UK gives go-ahead to therapeutic cloning - British researchers receive stem-cell licence  Aug 11, 2004
Edwards, First Lady at Odds on Stem Cells - Democrat Backs Lifting Research Restrictions  Aug 10, 2004
First Lady Laura Bush Defends President Bush's Embryonic Stem Cell Policy, Says Kerry Exaggerates Research's Potential  Aug 10, 2004
California Weighs Stem Cell Bond Issue  Aug 09, 2004
California Republican Party Votes To Oppose State Embryonic Stem Cell Initiative  Aug 09, 2004
Fertility laws frustrate Italians  Aug 09, 2004
Kerry in Radio Address Says He Would Lift Restrictions on Stem Cell Research, Questions Bush's Commitment to Science  Aug 09, 2004
Bill to ban cloning ready for debate   Aug 08, 2004
Babies to undergo more tests for disease - Ohio mandates 29 screenings, up from 13  Aug 08, 2004
Kerry Vows to Lift Bush Restrictions on Stem Cells  Aug 07, 2004
Governor in tight political spot on stem cells  Aug 06, 2004
The Calculus of Making Stem Cells a Campaign Issue  Aug 06, 2004
Budget Agreement Moves California to Position of National Leadership in Newborn Screening, Says March of Dimes  Aug 05, 2004
Genetics Town Hall raises ethics and policy issues  Aug 05, 2004
Birth-defect tests bewilder both doctors, parents-to-be - Preventable problems still plague the convoluted, ethically complicated prenatal-screening system  Aug 03, 2004
Dispute over German law - As politicians cheer the 'success' of a controversial stem cell import law, scientists fume  Aug 03, 2004
State to expand testing of newborns for genetic ills  Aug 03, 2004
Mexico to open genome center - 2.4-billion peso center will focus on health problems of the Mexican population  Aug 03, 2004
Supporters of California Embryonic Stem Cell Ballot Initiative Raise $7M for Campaign  Aug 03, 2004
Outrage over Italian law - Stringent guidelines for implementing a controversial law met with shock by scientists  Aug 02, 2004
No compulsory genetic testing for newborn babies in Europe  Aug 02, 2004
Sen. Feinstein Launches Online Petition Urging Bush To Change Current Policy on Stem Cell Research  Aug 02, 2004
Event looks at concerns in genetics  Aug 01, 2004
Designer-Baby Projects Coming of Age - Picking and Choosing of Embryos Has Ethicists Aghast  Jul 31, 2004
Ethical, social and legal aspects of human genetic testing  Jul 30, 2004
Stem Cells: Over 2,000 Christian Medical Association Doctors Petition Congress to Invest in "Affordable Cures for Our Patients in the Quickest Time''   Jul 30, 2004
Parents prod states to boost newborn testing  Jul 30, 2004
Federal Funding Restrictions, Unanswered Science Questions Hamper Stem Cell Research, Scientists Say  Jul 29, 2004
Genetic Testing Meet Mad Avenue - Myriad Genetics' groundbreaking ads hawking predictive breast cancer tests are themselves a test of the thorny issues involved.  Jul 28, 2004
Ron Reagan in DNC Speech Urges Voters To Support Candidates Who Favor Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Jul 28, 2004
Japanese Government's Top Science Council Endorses Cloning for Research Purposes  Jul 27, 2004
Ron Reagan at Democratic National Convention To Call for 'Apollo-Style' Program To Expand Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Jul 27, 2004
Ron Reagan's Democratic National Convention Speech To 'Spotlight' Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Jul 26, 2004
Japan gives green light to human cloning  Jul 26, 2004
Mexico gives go-ahead to genomic medicine institute  Jul 26, 2004
Cell Research Emerges as Political `Wedge' - The use of embryonic tissue raises ethical issues, few answer  Jul 24, 2004
Greenwood Named To Take Helm From Feldbaum As Head Of BIO  Jul 23, 2004
Britain Relaxes Regulations on Embryonic Tissue Screenings, Allowing Parents To Create Genetic Match for Sick Children  Jul 23, 2004
Eugenics stir emotions in Germany - Discussion of any type of genetic engineering is particularly sensitive given the country's Nazi past  Jul 22, 2004
Call for 'designer babies' on NHS  Jul 22, 2004
Britain loosens rules on screening human embryos  Jul 22, 2004
UK Clears Way For 'Designer Babies'  Jul 22, 2004
Ruling on embyros clears the way for 'designer babies'  Jul 22, 2004
National Academy of Sciences Panel Debates Significance of Scientists' Political Views in Advisory Committee Appointments  Jul 22, 2004
Stem-cell specialists split over proposal for US repository  Jul 22, 2004
As Gene Test Menu Grows, Who Gets to Choose?  Jul 21, 2004
Disputes erupt over embryos - Legal battles force estranged couples to choose what happens to potential children  Jul 21, 2004
Fertility body eases rules on "designer babies"  Jul 21, 2004
Brazil Congress Urged To Allow Stem Cell Research  Jul 20, 2004
British Push For "Designer Babies" Continues, Pro-Life Groups Concerned  Jul 20, 2004
Japanese High Court Establishes Criteria for Recognizing Parental Relationship Between Deceased Man, Child Conceived Using IVF  Jul 20, 2004
US plans stem cell bank - But researchers and advocates call plan 'too little, too late'   Jul 20, 2004
Britain to review curbs on 'designer babies'- Embryo screening used only for detecting genetic disorders may be permitted for creating babies who can help sick siblings  Jul 19, 2004
Biotech patents come under fire  Jul 18, 2004
'Designer baby' rules may be relaxed to help save lives  Jul 18, 2004
'Designer baby' plans spark row  Jul 17, 2004
Public to be consulted on 'designer baby' ethics  Jul 17, 2004
Watchdog to review designer baby ban  Jul 17, 2004
Pro-lifers push to stop experimentation on human embryos  Jul 16, 2004
Who should genetic information belong to?  Jul 16, 2004
France allows stem cell work- New bioethics law permits ES cell research, but not cloning  Jul 15, 2004
Panel paves way for research using cloned human embryos  Jul 15, 2004
Senate Stem-Cell Hearing Turns Contentious  Jul 15, 2004
NIH To Open National Embryonic Stem Cell Bank To Advance Research on Stem Cell Lines Approved for Federal Funding  Jul 14, 2004
Senate hearing turns contentious over stem cell research  Jul 14, 2004
U.S. Hopes to End Dispute, Provide Some Stem Cells  Jul 14, 2004
French Parliament Passes Legislation Allowing Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Banning Human Reproductive Cloning  Jul 12, 2004
French Parliament Bans Cloning, Allows Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Jul 12, 2004
Couples fight over custody of embryos - As divorces, technology collide, state's judges join those deciding the fate of frozen fertilized eggs  Jul 11, 2004
French parliament bans human cloning  Jul 09, 2004
France OKs law allowing embryo research  Jul 09, 2004
The Future of Stem Cells - Disease Research Hindered by Reproductive Cloning Threat, Experts Say  Jul 08, 2004
War of words escalates in run-up to California's vote on stem cells  Jul 08, 2004
Easing Restrictions on Embryonic Stem Cell Research Has 'Wide Support' in Senate, Sen. Hatch Says  Jul 06, 2004
African Union to discuss human cloning  Jul 05, 2004
Officials question safety of 'designer baby' test  Jul 04, 2004
Largest State Medical Association Endorses Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Jul 02, 2004
Frozen Out - What to do with those extra embryos  Jul 01, 2004
Research cloning gets green light from Japanese ethicists  Jul 01, 2004
National Academy of Sciences To Develop Voluntary Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Jun 29, 2004
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis should be allowed in Germany, study reveals  Jun 29, 2004
As stem cell debate heats up, public still uninformed and undecided  Jun 28, 2004
Current legislation on preimplantation genetic diagnosis in Germany does not reflect the views of the general public  Jun 28, 2004
German scientists 'must exorcise Nazi demons'  Jun 28, 2004
Few parents tell children born of donated embryos about their past  Jun 28, 2004
Researching the history of reproductive medicine during the Nazi era is still taboo  Jun 28, 2004
PGD should be allowed in Germany: study reveals demand for a change in the law  Jun 28, 2004
Could the CURE for all diseases be BANNED?  Jun 27, 2004
Panel OK's research on cloned embryos  Jun 27, 2004
U-turn on penalty for cloning humans - Ministry reacts to second round of feedback and calls for more severe penalties  Jun 27, 2004
California ballot measure set to ignite stem cell research debate - Nancy Reagan's advocacy could sway voters  Jun 27, 2004
Preference for male children may cause long-term woes  Jun 27, 2004
Doctors in the UK don't report mistakes, they don't trust the NHS to manage a blame free system  Jun 27, 2004
Infertile woman loses plea to use own embryos  Jun 26, 2004
Cloning vote pits science vs. naysayers  Jun 25, 2004
Shays calls for increase in number of stem cells  Jun 24, 2004
Castle introduces stem-cell legislation - Bill promotes expanded research  Jun 24, 2004
Watchdog Postpones Decision on Human Cloning - Regulators have postponed a decision on whether to allow human cloning to go ahead in the UK, it emerged today  Jun 24, 2004
House Members Introduce Bill To Expand Federal Funding for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Jun 24, 2004
MOH sounds warning against human cloning - It draws attention to future penalties for such acts  Jun 23, 2004
Japan: Cloning Coming  Jun 23, 2004
Japan Approves Limited Human Cloning  Jun 23, 2004
Louisiana Legislature Fails To Pass Human Cloning Ban Before End of Legislative Session  Jun 23, 2004
Keio University to get approval for genetic diagnoses   Jun 22, 2004
Why Are People Hostile to Biotechnologies?  Jun 22, 2004
Clone wars end with no bill, plenty of disagreement  Jun 22, 2004
As Stem-Cell Debate Heats Up, Public Still Uninformed, Undecided  Jun 22, 2004
Stem Cell Scientists Send Bush Five Statements for Responsible Support  Jun 22, 2004
US misconduct rules examined - Professional societies express 'serious concerns' over federal research regulations  Jun 22, 2004
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Endorses California Stem Cell Ballot Initiative  Jun 21, 2004
Illinois Lawmakers Push Stem-Cell Research  Jun 21, 2004
Government panel divided over cloning  Jun 20, 2004
Scotland: a license to clone  Jun 20, 2004
NJ governor to fund stem cell research  Jun 20, 2004
Scientists call for embryo research ban  Jun 20, 2004
Illinois Lawmakers Rename Proposed Stem Cell Research Act in Memory of Former President Reagan  Jun 18, 2004
Japan Faces Decision as Moratorium Expires  Jun 18, 2004
Korea Funds Catholic Center for Adult Stem-Cell Research  Jun 18, 2004
Clone wars flare in state legislatures  Jun 17, 2004
Patient Advocates, Lawmakers Plan Legislation To Expand Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Jun 17, 2004
UK stem cell research 'at risk' - Plans to raise licensing fees 30-fold will stifle embryo research, scientists worry  Jun 17, 2004
Cloning ban passes House  Jun 16, 2004
Bush in Message to Southern Baptist Convention Calls on Congress To Approve 'Comprehensive' Human Cloning Ban  Jun 16, 2004
Massachusetts House-Senate Conference Committee Approves State Budget Proposal Without Stem Cell Research Provision  Jun 16, 2004
Bush Defends Stem-Cell Limit, Despite Pressure Since Reagan Death  Jun 16, 2004
Bush Has No Plans To Relax Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Policy, White House Spokesperson Says  Jun 15, 2004
House votes to outlaw therapeutic cloning  Jun 15, 2004
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) drugs are safe, they are not associated with increased cancer risk  Jun 15, 2004
Kerry Calls on Bush To Ease Restrictions on Federal Funding for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Jun 14, 2004
Louisiana Activists Attempt to Derail Total Human Cloning Ban  Jun 12, 2004
Desperate couples seek court's help  Jun 11, 2004
President Bush's Stance on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Has Not Changed, Laura Bush Says  Jun 10, 2004
New rules to protect frozen sperm, eggs and embryos UK  Jun 10, 2004
Arab states consider total ban on human cloning  Jun 09, 2004
Bush Opposes Using Embryos for Research  Jun 09, 2004
Italian Reproductive Technology Law Draws Industry Criticism  Jun 09, 2004
Stem cells growing in California - State initiative on funding research gets enough signatures for November election  Jun 09, 2004
Majority of Consumers Approve of Stem Cell Research Despite Ethical Concerns - National Survey Reveals Substantial Attitudinal Divide Fueled by Religious Beliefs  Jun 09, 2004
58 Senators Seek Easing of Rules for Stem Cells - Bush Urged to Alter Research Policy  Jun 08, 2004
Bulgarian Cloning Debate Ends with Ban  Jun 08, 2004
Senators Ask Bush to Change on Stem Cell Policy  Jun 07, 2004
Stem-cell funding on California ballot  Jun 05, 2004
California's $3 Billion Stem Cell Research Initiative Qualifies for November Ballot  Jun 04, 2004
Stem-Cell Bond to Be on California Ballot  Jun 04, 2004
Long road ahead for stem cell initiative - Proposal to finance research qualifies for state ballot   Jun 04, 2004
Will the UN ban human cloning?  Jun 03, 2004
Cloning ban gets new life - House would halt even research use   Jun 03, 2004
AP/San Francisco Chronicle Examines State Surrogacy Laws, Lack of Laws in Majority of States  Jun 03, 2004
Cloning opponents win House battle - But softer version of ban is still alive  Jun 03, 2004
Korean bioethicists call for inquiry into stem-cell work  Jun 03, 2004
Dim Chance for Global Cloning Ban: Diplomats Cite U.S. Overreach for Stalemate on Banning Reproductive Cloning  Jun 02, 2004
Senators call to ease stem cell restrictions  Jun 02, 2004
Landmark Conference for U.N. on Human Cloning, Stem Cell Research - Scientists from 4 Continents to address UN delegates  Jun 02, 2004
Scientists To Urge U.N. Delegates To Allow Stem Cell Research, Ban Human Cloning Under Treaty  Jun 02, 2004
UK hybrid loophole exposed - Regulator seeks government clarification on licensing human-animal hybrid experiments  Jun 02, 2004
Dim Chance for Global Cloning Ban - Diplomats cite U.S. overreach for stalemate on banning reproductive cloning  Jun 02, 2004
Favorable Logistics - In Brazil, infrastructure and human resources for cloning are available  Jun 02, 2004
Italians fight fertility law in hospitals and courts  Jun 01, 2004
Two decades after the Baby M case, many states still have no surrogacy laws   Jun 01, 2004
Scientists lobby the UN to ban cloning  May 31, 2004
Economics enters debate on cloning - Research ban could cost state, some say  May 31, 2004
Lawmakers debate therapeutic cloning  May 29, 2004
A Jewish perspective on brave new world of cloning  May 28, 2004
UK doles out stem cell funds - Fifty-seven new grants awarded as search for new treatments intensifies  May 28, 2004
Louisiana Senate Passes Bill That Would Ban All Human Cloning; State House To Consider Other Cloning Measures  May 27, 2004
Louisiana Senate Backs Complete Human Cloning Ban, Battle Continues  May 26, 2004
Japan Doctors, Patients Sue Organization  May 26, 2004
Louisiana Delays Hearing on Stem Cell Research  May 26, 2004
Want To Bank Your Own Stem Cells? One Los Angeles startup believes everyone should, to be ready when regenerative therapies start hitting the market  May 24, 2004
Tissue, cell donors screened under new US rule  May 24, 2004
Embryos to be destroyed should be used in research  May 22, 2004
New FDA Tissue Transplant Rules Require STD Testing for Sperm, Egg Donation  May 21, 2004
Zerhouni's Answer Buoys Supporters  May 21, 2004
Britain opens stem-cell bank - The world's first national repository opened this week north of London, angering anti-abortion groups  May 21, 2004
Britain moves to supply stem cells for research - New facility is seen as global repository  May 20, 2004
Thumbs up for stem cell bank - Scientists applaud UK's 'superb' facilities but hope approval process speeds  May 20, 2004
US stem cell rules loosening? Advocates read good, bad news between the lines of Zerhouni statement  May 20, 2004
Britain Opens National Stem-Cell Bank  May 19, 2004
Argentina urged to support 'therapeutic' cloning  May 19, 2004
Louisiana Senate Approves Bill That Would Ban Human Reproductive Cloning, Allow Cloning for Research Purposes  May 19, 2004
California Legislature Considers Bill To Grant Inheritance Rights to Offspring Conceived Using Sperm, Egg Donated by Dead Parent  May 18, 2004
Washington Post Examines Money-Back Guarantees, Warranties for Couples Undergoing IVF  May 18, 2004
Senate backs ban on human cloning   May 18, 2004
Senate panel revives ban on therapeutic cloning  May 18, 2004
Zerhouni on Stem Cells - NIH director defends Bush policy on stem cell research to Congress  May 18, 2004
California Legislature Considers Bill To Grant Inheritance Rights to Offspring Conceived Using Sperm, Egg Donated by Dead Parent  May 18, 2004
NIH Director Restates Bush Administration Position on Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Says More Lines Could Speed Research  May 17, 2004
Bush's Stem Cell Policy Reiterated, but Some See Shift - NIH Director's Letter to Lawmakers Acknowledges That Science Could Benefit From Added Cell Lines  May 16, 2004
Bush Letter Sees Promise of Stem Cells  May 16, 2004
U.S. Government Signals No Change on Stem Cells  May 15, 2004
Michigan Legislation Would Ban Selling Human Embryos for Profit  May 15, 2004
Louisiana Senate Committee Approves Cloning Ban Bill That Would Allow Cloning for Research Purposes  May 14, 2004
Proposed Bill On Banned Practices Human cloning: five years' jail 'sufficient' - Health Ministry says Act aims to punish offenders for actions taken many steps before cloning attempt  May 14, 2004
Cloning Report Breeds Confusion - Does it open the door to 'therapeutic cloning'?  May 13, 2004
Icelandic database shelved as court judges privacy in peril  May 13, 2004
McGreevey Signs Bill Creating Stem Cell Research Institute  May 13, 2004
Stem cell research proposal fails in Senate  May 13, 2004
Cloning bills debate keeps multiplying   May 12, 2004
Stem cell laws move a step closer in Western Australia  May 12, 2004
Legislature is threatening climate for biotechnology, backers charge  May 12, 2004
Louisiana House Amends Cloning Ban Bill To Allow Human Cloning for Research Purpose - Sponsor Withdraws Bill  May 12, 2004
Human cloning bill tweaked to allow research - Author favors complete ban, rejects revision  May 11, 2004
Increased pressure on US to support embryonic stem cell research  May 11, 2004
Government drafts Bill to ban human cloning  May 11, 2004
Law hinders German research - Ban on importing new embryonic cell lines hurts international work, leading scientist says  May 10, 2004
Effort to outlaw cloning of human cells stalls in House  May 10, 2004
MOH Seeks Public Consultation On The Draft Human Cloning And Other Prohibited Practices Bill  May 10, 2004
White House to Discuss Stem Cells With House  May 09, 2004
Barriers falling for embryo donations  May 08, 2004
Louisiana House Committee Approves Bill That Would Ban All Human Cloning  May 07, 2004
Nancy Reagan tackles Bush on stem cells - Former president's wife to make public plea in support of extending research to include embryos  May 07, 2004
Limits on Stem-Cell Research Re-emerge as a Political Issue  May 06, 2004
Debate Over Federal Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research Becoming Election Issue  May 06, 2004
House committee approves bill to ban human cloning - Some say measure will hinder research  May 06, 2004
Spain's stem cell battle ends - New socialist government comes to a deal with Andalusian leaders over stem cell bank  May 06, 2004
Louisiana House panel debates an end to cloning  May 05, 2004
Survey Published in JAMA Shows 61 Percent Approve of Using PGD to Select Embryos to Save the Life of Sister or Brother  May 04, 2004
ALL to Congress: Embryonic Stem Cell Research is Unethical  May 04, 2004
Cloning Can Lead to a New Slavery, Warn Mexican Doctors - After Senate Backs Stem Cell Research on Human Embryos  May 04, 2004
Genetic Testing of Embryos to Pick 'Savior Sibling' Okay with Most Americans; New Survey Explores Attitudes on PGD  May 03, 2004
206 House Members Send Letter to Bush Asking Him To Expand Federal Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Apr 29, 2004
Delaware State Senator Withdraws Bill That Would Have Banned Reproductive Cloning, Allowed Research Cloning  Apr 28, 2004
Congress members urge Bush change stem-cell policy  Apr 28, 2004
Delaware State Senator Withdraws Bill That Would Have Banned Reproductive Cloning, Allowed Research Cloning  Apr 28, 2004
Cloning bill off House agenda - Sen. Venables withdraws legislation for election year  Apr 27, 2004
Looser Rules for Stem Cells Sought - House Members Petition President  Apr 27, 2004
Scientists wary of Bush politics - Colorado researchers say stem cell, other work is hampered  Apr 27, 2004
Print media coverage of genetic research surprisingly unhyped, study shows  Apr 26, 2004
Survey: Expanded Stem Cell Research Backed by Strong Majority of Voters in 18 States - Independent Voter Support for Ending Bush Limits on Stem Cell Lines is Strong  Apr 26, 2004
Licences open way for stem-cell research   Apr 24, 2004
New Jersey Project to Promote Stem Cell Research  Apr 23, 2004
Biomed bill draws praise, concern  Apr 22, 2004
Human cloning nears vote in Illinois Senate  Apr 22, 2004
Mass. Senator Renews Stem Cell Fight  Apr 22, 2004
IVF couples can pick embryos' destiny  Apr 21, 2004
No Buddhist Hard Line on Stem Cells - While many Western Buddhists object to destroying embryos, many Asian Buddhists interpret 'non-harming' more liberally  Apr 20, 2004
California Stem Cell Research Advocates Gain More Than One Million Signatures for Public Funding Ballot Measure  Apr 20, 2004
Illinois Legislature Close to Approving Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Apr 20, 2004
States dive into stem cell debates  Apr 20, 2004
The ethics of boosting brain power  Apr 20, 2004
Bioethics council reaches consensus on assisted reproduction - The panel's report calls for a ban on cloning babies but would not outlaw human embryonic stem cell research altogether  Apr 19, 2004
Federal Agency Proposes Revised Regulations on Research-Misconduct Investigations  Apr 19, 2004
Green light for embryonic stem cells  Apr 19, 2004
Baby battle over  Apr 18, 2004
Embryonic stem cells on the way  Apr 17, 2004
First IVF embryo research licenses issued in Australia  Apr 17, 2004
Stem-cell advocates want vote on funds for research  Apr 17, 2004
Australia Issues First IVF Embryo Research Licenses  Apr 16, 2004
Zapatero backs stem-cell work  Apr 16, 2004
Gynecologist expelled from professional body   Apr 15, 2004
MSU professor to talk to United Nations about therapeutic stem cell cloning  Apr 12, 2004
Greenpeace Pans Patent  Apr 09, 2004
In cloning debate, a compromise  Apr 08, 2004
States are wrestling with stem-cell issues - Legislators debate whether to fund, prohibit research  Apr 06, 2004
Boost for banks of stem cells  Apr 06, 2004
Gazzaniga dissents in cloning recommendations to President Bush  Apr 06, 2004
Panel limits use of embryos - US President's Council restricts study of embryos past 14 days, silent on work before that  Apr 05, 2004
Bioscience bill puts limits on stem cell study  Apr 03, 2004
Bioethics Panel Recommends Limits on Assisted Fertility  Apr 02, 2004
President's Council on Bioethics Recommends Greater Regulation of Fertility Industry, Ban on Reproductive Cloning  Apr 02, 2004
Greater Regulation Of Fertility Encouraged - Bioethics Council Seeking Changes  Apr 02, 2004
Pro-lifers criticize report by president's bioethics council  Apr 02, 2004
Bioethics Panel Nudges Lawmakers  Apr 01, 2004
Bioethics Council Criticized on 2 Proposals - But Cardinal Keeler Praises Its Call for Ban on Hybrids  Apr 01, 2004
Keeping Snoops Out of Your Genes - Safeguarding your DNA is a huge 21st century privacy issue, says author George Annas. So why is the government sitting on its hands?  Apr 01, 2004
Bioethics Council Suggests Compromises and Restrictions for Embryo Research  Mar 31, 2004
U.S. panel calls for test-tube baby study - Health of moms, children stressed  Mar 31, 2004
U.S. advisers seek regulation of fertility clinics  Mar 31, 2004
Wall Street Journal Examines California Stem Cell Research Ballot Initiative  Mar 31, 2004
Ballot Drive Puts Stem-Cell Funding in Voters' Hands - Ballot Drive Puts Stem-Cell Funding In Voters' Hands In California, Diabetes Groups Show Growing Influence As They Push for Research Big Backing From Hollywood  Mar 31, 2004
2 stem cell research bills see progress  Mar 31, 2004
At the Center of the Storm Over Bush And Science  Mar 30, 2004
U.S. Panel About to Weigh In on Rules for Assisted Fertility  Mar 30, 2004
President's Council on Bioethics Expected To Release Recommendations on Assisted Reproductive Technology  Mar 30, 2004
Donating frozen embryos to science poses moral dilemma   Mar 27, 2004
Sweden backs research into therapeutic cloning  Mar 25, 2004
German biologists nearly unite - Another new umbrella organization aims to give German life scientists more lobbying clout  Mar 23, 2004
Therapeutic cloning may be banned in Brazil  Mar 23, 2004
NHS to fund 'designer baby' bid  Mar 22, 2004
Knesset imposes permanent ban on human cloning  Mar 22, 2004
NHS to Fund "Saviour Sibling" Attempt   Mar 22, 2004
Maryland Cloning Ban Would Prohibit All Forms of Human Cloning  Mar 22, 2004
Massachusetts Joint Committee on Health Care Approves Bill That Would Support Stem Cell Research in State  Mar 19, 2004
Germany debates gene patents - Lawmakers introduce a bill to grant commercial rights on genes but allow research use  Mar 19, 2004
Delaware House Committee Delays Action on Cloning Bill, Requests Testimony From Bill Supporters, Opponents  Mar 19, 2004
Boy May Force Change in Norway Bio-Ethics Law  Mar 18, 2004
Canada Closes Door on Cloning  Mar 17, 2004
Germans back adult stem cells - A project to assess the views of some ordinary Germans finds mixed views on stem cell law  Mar 17, 2004
Vatican Condemns Fertility Treatments  Mar 17, 2004
Canadian Parliament Passes Bill That Would Ban Human Cloning, Regulate Stem Cell Research  Mar 16, 2004
Canada passes cloning law - Rules are part of reproductive technology act that some say leaves confusion   Mar 16, 2004
New Jersey Residents Oppose Funding Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Mar 16, 2004
Stem-cell research's creative financing - Federal strictures prompt push for private, state funds   Mar 15, 2004
Minnesota Senate Committee Approves Bill That Would Authorize, Regulate Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Mar 15, 2004
Surprising National Survey Shows Conservative Voters Support Embryonic Stem Cell Science  Mar 12, 2004
Senate passes 'historic' bill on reproductive technology  Mar 12, 2004
Juvenile Diabetes Group Claims Conservatives Back Embryonic Stem Cell Research  Mar 12, 2004
Stem cell research bill advances  Mar 12, 2004
Canada Passes Bill to Ban Human Cloning  Mar 11, 2004
Senate committee passes bill backing stem-cell research  Mar 11, 2004
Fertility's closed Italian frontier - A law takes effect Wednesday that curtails options in a former hotbed of reproductive treatments  Mar 10, 2004
Go cautiously on cloning  Mar 08, 2004
Push to curb multiple IVF births   Mar 08, 2004
President's Bioethics Council Member, Former Member Publish Critique of Two of Council's Past Reports  Mar 08, 2004
Lawmakers want to ease stem cell research restrictions  Mar 08, 2004
Stem cell research gets boost  Mar 08, 2004
Naveh surprised by nod to cloning  Mar 07, 2004
Embryos in limbo - Deciding fate of unused embryos stirs controversy  Mar 07, 2004
Swedish government moves to allow cloning of human embryos  Mar 06, 2004
Health Ministry nods in human cloning  Mar 05, 2004
Missouri Human Cloning Ban Stuck After Lt. Gov Candidate Waffles  Mar 05, 2004
Researchers Blast U.S. Bioethics Panel Shuffle   Mar 05, 2004
Regulating Cloning - The biotech industry pushes its agenda in the states  Mar 04, 2004
Bush Policy on Human Stem Cells Faces New Challenges  Mar 04, 2004
Bush sacks outspoken biologist from ethics council  Mar 04, 2004
Human reproduction bill clears Senate hurdle  Mar 04, 2004
Spanish lawmakers clash over control of stem-cell research  Mar 04, 2004
Human cloning laws readied. Senate committee OK's legislation  Mar 04, 2004
Hundreds of Researchers, Clinicians Sign Open Letter to Bush Criticizing Replacement of Bioethics Council Members  Mar 04, 2004
Infertile couples disappointed with cloning bill  Mar 04, 2004
Anti-human cloning bill approved  Mar 03, 2004
Senate committee okays reproduction bill  Mar 03, 2004
Report on Regulating Cloning  Mar 03, 2004
Bush dismisses council members - Scientific groups angry at loss of Elizabeth Blackburn from group considering stem cells  Mar 03, 2004
Germans back adult stem cell research  Mar 03, 2004
Stem Cell Politics  Mar 02, 2004
$3b sought in Calif. for stem cell research - Scientists back effort that would ask voters to OK public funds  Mar 01, 2004
Cloning College - South Korea's biomedical researchers, unhampered by politics, do world-class research on the cheap  Mar 01, 2004
Politics of Stem-Cell Bioethics Heats Up as Bush Fires Advisers  Mar 01, 2004
Bush Dismisses Two Members of Bioethics Council, Appoints Three New Members  Mar 01, 2004
Stealth Stipulation Shadows Stem Cell Research - A provision in the US appropriations bill bans patents on human organisms  Mar 01, 2004
Bush Replaces Advisers on Cloning, Medical Issues  Feb 27, 2004
Surrogate births, Japan debates  Feb 27, 2004
Embryo research complex considered by South Korean Ministry  Feb 27, 2004
States race to lead stem-cell research - New Jersey governor plans to spend $6.5 million a year over the next 5 years, California hopes for $300 million a year  Feb 25, 2004
Genetic Engineering News Reports Results of Stem Cell and Cloning Survey of Scientists  Feb 24, 2004
New Jersey Governor Puts Stem Cell Research in Budget Plan  Feb 21, 2004
Korea to Stop Cloning With Human Eggs  Feb 19, 2004
Cloning bill builds steam - 32 lawmakers sponsor proposal to make it a felony  Feb 19, 2004
Cloning success marks Asian nations as scientific tigers  Feb 19, 2004
Stem-cell bill opposition surprises sponsor  Feb 19, 2004
South Dakota House Committee Approves Bill That Would Ban All Human Cloning  Feb 18, 2004
South Korean Extraction of Stem Cells From Cloned Embryo Illustrates Country's Role in Cloning Research  Feb 17, 2004
South Korea a Fertile Field for Research Into Cloning  Feb 17, 2004
NZ scientists seek right to take human embryos  Feb 16, 2004
Cloning advances - America's scientists cannot sit on sidelines  Feb 16, 2004
Cloning success in S Korea could influence discussions in Japan  Feb 14, 2004
Japan approves use of first human embryo stem cells  Feb 14, 2004
Embryo stem cell research OK'd  Feb 14, 2004
Brownback pushes his anticloning bill  Feb 13, 2004
Canadian Government Reintroduces Bill To Ban Human Reproductive Cloning  Feb 13, 2004
Japan on Friday approved its first medical research project using domestically created human embryo stem cells  Feb 13, 2004
South Korea, With Renowned Scientists, Revives Debate  Feb 13, 2004
Politics of Cloning Leave Both Sides Stymied  Feb 13, 2004
Lawmakers Call for U.S. Human Cloning Ban Following South Korean Extraction of Stem Cells from Cloned Embryo  Feb 13, 2004
South Dakota House Passes Bill Stating Life Begins at Conception  Feb 12, 2004
Italian Parliament Approves Assisted Reproductive Technology Measure  Feb 12, 2004
Debate Over Cloning in U.S. Remains Intense  Feb 12, 2004
Korea's successful human cloning to obtain stem cells sparks calls for US ban  Feb 12, 2004
Italian Law Reins in Cloning  Feb 10, 2004
Italy OKs Tough new rules on Assisted Fertility  Feb 10, 2004
Italian lawmakers approve law limiting fertility treatments  Feb 10, 2004
California Group Taking Steps To Place $3B Bond Proposal for Stem Cell Research  Feb 09, 2004
Laicism and Cloning Are French Primate's Key Concerns  Feb 09, 2004
Updating Title to University Of Minnesota Plans Human-Embryo Research  Feb 08, 2004
Destroyed embryos could benefit research  Feb 08, 2004
University to launch human embryo research effort  Feb 08, 2004
California proposal promotes stem cell ...  Feb 08, 2004
Ballot issue would make California stem-cell hub  Feb 07, 2004
Group seeks state funds for stem cell research  Feb 07, 2004
Japan - Experts split over genetic diagnosis technique  Feb 02, 2004
New N.J. law permits stem cell experimentation  Feb 02, 2004
Seoul puts clamp on stem cell work  Feb 02, 2004
Making Drugs, Shaping the Rules  Feb 01, 2004
Father wins case against fertility clinic   Jan 31, 2004
Senate passes bill to House on human cloning ban  Jan 30, 2004
Delaware Committee Postpones Vote on Dangerous Human Cloning Bill  Jan 30, 2004
GU to Continue Controversial Research. Use of Aborted Fetal Cells Prompts Probe at Catholic Institution  Jan 30, 2004
South Dakota Senate Passes Bill Banning Human Cloning  Jan 30, 2004
Scientists fear pro-life hijacking of debate  Jan 30, 2004
UK law "threatens research". Research bodies worry a draft bill on human tissue use could stifle vital   Jan 27, 2004
UK's House of Lords to Rule on 'Designer Baby' Case  Jan 26, 2004
Human cloning bill approved  Jan 25, 2004
Genetics guru says infanticide can be moral  Jan 25, 2004
Spain's first repository for stem cells opens  Jan 24, 2004
Prenatal genetic screening urged for all mums-to-be  Jan 23, 2004
Research at the New York Blood Center Convinces Congress to Provide Inventory of Cord Blood Stem Cell Units for Transplant Patients  Jan 23, 2004
China's human-cloning policy fudges law on cross- species fusions  Jan 22, 2004
Unexpected results - Scientists often think the public will believe anything when it comes to new research, but studies show that this viewpoint is unproven  Jan 22, 2004
Singapore To Set Up Public Umbilical Cord Blood  Jan 20, 2004
Delaware Human Cloning Bill Gets Hearing, But No Vote  Jan 20, 2004
Singapore to open S$15m public cord blood bank  Jan 19, 2004
Kalam asks scientists to intensify research in stem cells  Jan 19, 2004
Baby Cloning in UK Could Bring 10-Year Jail Sentence  Jan 17, 2004
California: Stem Cell Research Could be ballot issue  Jan 16, 2004
Regulate Fertility Experiments, Group Advises  Jan 16, 2004
Bioethics Panel Calls for Ban on Radical Reproductive Procedures   Jan 16, 2004
No decision on stem cells - US President's Council on Bioethics takes no position in 400-page report   Jan 16, 2004
China draws policy on human cloning  Jan 16, 2004
Ethics accusations spark rapid reaction from NIH chief   Jan 15, 2004
China Document Bans 'Reproductive' Human Cloning but Permits 'Remedial Cloning'  Jan 15, 2004
Fertility treatment funding criticised  Jan 15, 2004
One is magic number for IVF clinics   Jan 14, 2004
Panel to reconsider ban on human cloning  Jan 13, 2004
Stem cell research ban may harm biotech industry  Jan 12, 2004
Funding key in stem cell research fight   Jan 12, 2004
Ministers prefer temporary cloning ban  Jan 12, 2004
Ban on embryo experimentation to continue  Jan 10, 2004
Canadian Parliament Will Take Up Human Cloning Bill Again  Jan 09, 2004
Baby boomers.They are three women from very different walks of life. But all shared a common goal: Motherhood.   Jan 08, 2004
New Jersey passes stem cell law - Scientists praise act that promotes stem cell research, criminalizes reproductive cloning  Jan 08, 2004
Options for Oversight of Genetic Testing of Human Embryos  Jan 08, 2004
IVF clinics told to limit embryo implants to curb multiple births  Jan 07, 2004
Critics say N.J. law encourages cloning  Jan 07, 2004
Multiple births blasted  Jan 07, 2004
New limit on IVF embryos will cut multiple births  Jan 07, 2004
UK Tightens Rules to Stop IVF Multiple Births  Jan 06, 2004
New Jersey governor signs cloning bill  Jan 06, 2004
U.K. Further Restricts Embryo Implants  Jan 06, 2004
In Stem-Cell Law, Supporters See Opportunity for New Jersey  Jan 06, 2004
New Jersey becomes second US state to legalise stem cell research  Jan 05, 2004
N.J. gov. signs bill allowing therapeutic cloning, stem cell research  Jan 05, 2004
Stem cell research IVF boost  Jan 05, 2004
McGreevey signs stem cell research bill into law  Jan 04, 2004
Stem cell bill makes N.J. leader - But critics say measure goes too far, opening the door for human cloning  Jan 04, 2004
Stem cell bill set for signing   Jan 03, 2004
Stem cell bill close to reality  Jan 03, 2004
Scientists prepare for stem cell experiments under eye of cloning police  Jan 03, 2004
Embryo research go-ahead in weeks   Jan 03, 2004
Embryo research go-ahead in weeks  Jan 03, 2004
N.J. 'cloning' bill likely to reignite national debate  Dec 31, 2003
South Korea to ban human cloning  Dec 30, 2003
Bill Passed Banning Human Cloning  Dec 30, 2003
Ethics committees fill moral vacuum  Dec 23, 2003
Local legislators make a difference - Stem cell research passes by slim margin  Dec 21, 2003
Government moves to extend law prohibiting human cloning  Dec 21, 2003