News - Announcements

September 2011

German Ethics Council Weighs In On Human-Animal Chimeras (28.9.2011)
Mice carrying human genes are ethically acceptable, but German scientists who want to make transgenic monkeys with human genes should get permission from a national ethics panel, according to recommendations issued today by the German Ethics Council.

Bioethics conference: Drug trial guidelines needed (17.9.2011)
BEIRUT: The second annual bioethics conference met Friday to discuss the pressing need for clearer and more assertive ethical guidelines for drug trials, which are on the rise in the region.(The Daily Star - Lebanon)

World's first stem cell trial for stroke patients passes safety test (5.9.2011)
A pioneering clinical trial to inject stem cells into the brains of disabled stroke patients has been cleared to progress to the next stage after no safety concerns were raised in the first three patients.... (by Alison Cranage)

Scientists discover how the egg catches the sperm (5.9.2011)
Researchers have discovered a molecule present on the outer surface of a human egg that binds sperm and eggs together before fertilisation. Understanding this mechanism may help people with previously unexplained fertility problems...(by Dr Lux Fatimathas)