Articles on this issue "genetics"
The Catholic Church in Scotland will launch a campaign to highlight the dangers of genetic engineering, The Scotsman newspaper reports. Members of the Church's Bioethics Committee will hold a …
read moreAs the U.S. Senate continues to deliberate over the question of cloning humans, doubts grow over where genetic experiments will lead society. Feeding a media debate over genetics is Francis …
read moreThe World Food Summit held here this week to review progress in alleviating hunger put the spotlight again on genetically modified crops. The United States defended its use of biotechnology in …
read moreDesigner babies are increasingly becoming a fact of life. A combination of artificial fertilization and pre-implantation genetic screening is being used to select babies according to desired …
read moreItalys first bioethics course for bishops prompted the prelates to propose a "counterinformation" assault to overcome media silence and distortion on life-and-death issues. The proposal aims …
read moreAvvenire).- Alex Kahn is worried about genetics. "It is a fact that genetics offers possibilities that can instrumentalize and generate new forms of racism," he said. Kahn is director of the …
read moreIn an era of artificial procreation and human cloning, genetic engineering risks becoming a "new form of racism," the Vatican warns in a newly updated document. "The development of these …
read moreIn an era of artificial procreation and human cloning, genetic engineering risks becoming a "new form of racism," the Vatican warns in a newly updated document. "The development of these …
read moreStem cells from bone marrow can change into kidney cells and may provide a new way to treat kidney disease that could reduce the need for transplants, scientists say. Stem cells are master …
read moreIf laws allow it, children might be born without fathers, given the new and controversial system of artificial insemination reported recently by Australian scientists. The technique, used …
read moreThe gap between the worlds rich and poor is widening, but many developing nations are using technology to keep from falling further behind in the global economy, a new report has found. The …
read moreNo one can rightly claim the power to genetically manipulate a human being, John Paul II said today. Nor can de facto unions be equated with the family, he added. His comments came during a …
read moreFears are increasing that insurance companies and employers will discriminate against people who have an unfavorable genetic makeup. To avoid this, the United Kingdom government recently …
read moreA couple who sparked a controversy over "designer" babies when they tried to replace their dead daughter by in vitro fertilization have given away their embryo after discovering it was male, …
read moreThe worlds media have classified the news as one of the greatest advances in history: The description of the human genome is complete and accessible on Internet. In fact, the work of the …
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