News - Announcements

November 2009

Doubting a 'Locked-In' Man's Words (27.11.2009)
Rom Houben, a Belgian man who spent 23 years lying motionless in bed, suffering from complete paralysis that was misdiagnosed as the result of a coma, was discovered to have been fully conscious three years ago by a doctor using new brain-scan technology.

Réserve du vote de la proposition de loi sur l'euthanasie (20.11.2009)
Le gouvernement a demandé la réserve du vote de la proposition de loi sur l'euthanasie qui était discutée hier, 19 novembre 2009, à l'Assemblée (cf. Synthèse de presse du 19/11/09).

European Group on Ethics: Opinion No 25 - Ethics of Synthetic Biology (17.11.2009)

ESHRE: Statement of ESHRE on the European Commission proposal of viral screening in assisted reproduction treatments (16.11.2009)

US lawsuit against gene patents to go ahead (9.11.2009)
A lawsuit challenging the patents relating to two genes linked to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer will proceed, a US federal judge ruled last week.