MEPs in the European Parliament are set to vote on amendments to the European Directive on Tissues and Cells. Leading scientists fear that many of these amendments pose a real threat to pioneering stem cell research, particularly the use of stem cells derived from cloned embryos. read more
As the aviation industry prepares to celebrate 100 years of powered flight, the Government is set to announce proposals for making the aviation industry pay for its environmental costs – including increased global warming, noise and air pollution. read more
The press launch of the results of the farm scale evaluations of genetically modified, herbicide tolerant crops. read more
Is flooding really on the increase – and how is science trying to minimise the impact? read more
Does gene therapy really have a future, or will its promise always exceed its success? read more
Backgrounder on the project to follow the health of up to half a million volunteers for many years, coupling new developments in genetics with information on lifestyle and environment. read more
How new collaborations are helping to crack some of the toughest problems in ‘cognitive systems’. read more
What are the consequences of radically altering your normal eating habits by excluding a whole food group or by combining only certain types of food in so-called ‘faddy diets’? read more
25 years ago the world awoke to news of the birth of the first ‘test tube’ baby – so what advances will we see in the next 25 years? read more
Why do scientists use primates in scientific research? How are they used? read more
What are the REACH proposals? How will it affect jobs in the UK? How will the toxicology tests be carried out? read more
Which risk factors should we worry about? Are these factors negligible compared to our genetic inheritance? How do scientists discover what these risk factors are? Will we ever see reliable prevention or cure of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia? read more
Thanks to modern medicine, we live longer than ever before – now the challenge is to ensure that the last decade of life is not dogged by health problems. read more
Could a new EU directive delay vital clinical trials? read more
Background briefing on farm scale evaluations. read more
How will the proposed ‘repatriation’ of collections of human remains affect science? How are these specimens used at the moment? read more
Biological control holds enormous potential to control pests and disease by using strategically deployed natural predators. What are the benefits – what are the risks? read more
Is the UK’s transplant strategy working? read more
Matt Ridley and Terrie Moffitt discuss issues raised in Ridley’s new book, “Nature Via Nurture”. read more
On the eve of the HFEA’s appeal to see whether they could authorise the use of a tissue typing’ technique that offered a potential cure for the Hashmi’s seriously ill son, Zain, the Hashmi family talked to the media to highlight their important case. read more
