Biomedical Technologies

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Screening for Down’s syndrome – the real costs

In 1992 it was predicted that no more than 60% of all women would take up antenatal screening for Down’s…
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Ile płacimy za aborcje dzieci z downem (Screening for Down’s syndrome – the real costs. Polish language version)

Prognozy sprzed lat nie uwzględniły skut- ków coraz większej miarodajności badań przesiewowych.…
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Embryonic stem cells from cloned human embryos – six reasons for caution

The newspapers are full today of the news that scientists in the US state of Oregon have produced embryonic…
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It’s exam time! Can smart drugs make you smarter at this testing time?

While a cup of strong coffee is probably the choice of drink for most people studying for exams, perhaps…

Cloning Neanderthal babies: what we really need to be concerned about

Could it really be possible to create a cloned Neanderthal baby? A Harvard Professor of Genetics, who…
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Our inevitable eugenic (Gattaca) future

For those who think that eugenics is safely consigned to the history books, please read on. Or those…
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New genetic tests and difficult questions facing expectant parents

A front page article in the Daily Telegraph today describes how researchers have been able to map in…
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‘In praise of stem cell simplicity’ – brilliant New Scientist editorial

The New Scientist editorial this week, ‘In praise of stem-cell simplicity’, gives a fantastic overview…
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Stem cell patent ruling is a triumph of ethics over commercial expedience

British scientists are kicking up an enormous stink about yesterday’s court ruling that scientists…
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More hype about embryonic stem cells from the BBC

The BBC today is running a new stem cell story with the grandiose title ‘UK medics lead Europe's first…

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