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MOUSE EGGS CREATED FROM STEM CELLS FOR THE FIRST TIME Published: 04/10/12
A year after Japanese researchers showed they could grow sperm from stem cells, they have done the same for eggs...

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FRAUD IN BIOMED RESEARCH HIGHER THAN THOUGHT Published: 04/10/12
Are biomedical scientists becoming more dishonest? Research retractions for fraud or suspected fraud have increased tenfold since 1975...

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CALF PRODUCES WORLD'S FIRST HYPOALLERGENIC MILK Published: 02/10/12
A calf has been genetically modified to produce milk that lacks a protein responsible for milk allergy...

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CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR BANS GAY 'CURES' Published: 01/10/12
So-called reparative therapies that promise to "cure" homosexuality have been banned in California...

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HIV COULD BE TURNING SALMONELLA NASTIER Published: 30/09/12
More virulent pathogens may be evolving in people with depressed immune systems...

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SPACE SURGERY POSSIBLE WITH ZERO-GRAVITY TOOL Published: 29/09/12
Simple surgery could endanger the lives of all on board a spacecraft if blood droplets get into cabin. A zero-gravity tool could help...

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HOME PRENATAL SCANS HELP KEEP BABIES SAFE Published: 29/09/12
Commercially available sensors monitor fetuses and then use a smartphone to transmit the data back to a hospital...

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SILK HOLDS THE KEY TO DEVICES THAT DISSOLVE AFTER USE Published: 27/09/12
Implants that melt away in the body and biodegradable gadgets could be built by coating electronic circuits in silk...

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SON'S DNA FOUND INSIDE MOTHER'S BRAIN Published: 27/09/12
Genetic material from a fetus can cross the placenta and blood-brain barrier and remain in a mother's brain for decades...

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CAN CASTRATION REALLY PROLONG A MAN'S LIFE? Published: 25/09/12
Analysis of records of court eunuchs in Korea suggest that castration prolongs life. Does it really, or are there other explanations?...

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