Hwang Woo-suk, the infamous and disgraced South Korean stem cell researcher, who had been accused of using unethical means to conduct his research and also gave false results, has been sentenced to two years in prison by The Seoul Central District Court. However, the court showed leniency towards the scientist and has agreed to revoke [...]

Scientists in Newcastle have claimed to be the first to create human sperm artificially in the laboratory. It could help infertile men and women who do not like to get married have babies. The implications can be far and wide and would upset the traditional family values that religions try to preach like there is [...]

As publicly promised in March by US President Barack Obama, the embryonic stem cell research in the United States will be enhanced extensively with the aim of finding  treatments for incurable diseases. The new protocols will enable scientists to generate cell lines from embryo waste of fertility clinics.
According to the old Bush policy, US researchers [...]

Obama has recently lifted Bush’s veto on the use of funds for embryonic stem cell research. He signed an executive order at a ceremony in the White House to lift the particular veto of his predecessor. In August 2001 Bush signed an executive order prohibiting the use of federal funds for research on embryonic stem [...]

Stem cells are said to be the ultimate cure for crippling and incurable diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. These conditions leave vital organs or nerves incapable of repair. Stem cell research, though, has taken a lashing from both the scientific and moral-ethical camps. This took the form of restrictions on federally funded stem cell [...]