Calls for human cloning ban 'stem from ignorance.' (World Health Organization working group on human cloning)

Article Abstract:

Opposition to the use of human cloning techniques for reproduction is largely based on inadequate knowledge about this issue, according to the World Health Organization's working group on cloning. This group's report indicates that policy-makers are being excessively influenced by ethical concerns among the general public, and are therefore not taking into account the fact that there may be circumstances in which the use of human cloning techniques is justified. Banning the use of these techniques without further debate could lead to actual and potential benefits being lost.

Reports, Cloning, World Health Organization

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Galapagos tortoise disease 'contained.'

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Scientists and conservationists believe that an outbreak of a mysterious disease which killed eight giant tortoises and affected nine others in the Galapagos island of Santa Cruz has been contained. However, they have yet to identify the disease. Researchers attributed the quick containment of the outbreak to the advent of electronic mail which allowed them to coordinate containment and analysis operations. Some speculate the disease may have been caused by a combination of factors, namely low resistance to disease among the tortoises and disruptive human activities.

Diseases, Natural history, Galapagos tortoises, Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island (Ecuador)

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Pope condemns 'immoral' embryo research

Article Abstract:

Pope John Paul II has criticized embryo research and prenatal diagnosis for the determination of the sex of the child as immoral. The Pope's views come at a time when several countries are drafting bioethics legislation. It has the potential to start the debate about the influence of the church in this area and the extent to which medical research be regulated and whether by society as a whole or by the opinion of individual physicians.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Embryology, Animal embryology, Sex determination, Diagnostic, Sex determination (Diagnosis), John Paul II, Pope

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