Professor Andrew George, Professor of Molecular Immunology at Imperial College London & Chair of Ethics Committee, said: “In recent years … read more
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency advise changes in prescription of HRT. read more
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has announced its decision on whether Cambridge University are allowed to build a new primate research centre. read more
The HFEA have announced the results of their public consultation and made reccomendations to Government on sex selection during IVF. read more
The Human Remains Working Group, established by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, has decided that a panel should be established to oversee the repatriation of human remains from museums. read more
New regulations that will tighten up the testing of manufactured chemicals have been announced today in Brussels. read more
The Science Media Centre found experts who were available to talk to journalists about the abuse of steroids in sport, and how to test for banned steroid use. read more
The results of the Farm Scale Evaluations of GM Herbicide Tolerant Crops have now been released. read more
The Science Media Centre asked scientists to comment on the announcement that the Nobel Prize for Medicine has been awarded to Sir Peter Mansfield at Nottingham University, for his work on Magnetic Resonance Imaging. read more
The Science Media Centre found experts available to comment on the High Court ruling that frozen IVF embryos of two women must be destroyed as the fathers of the embryos had withdrawn their consent for the embryos to be used. read more
The Science Media Centre found experts to comment on the findings from new research on hormone treatment for obesity, published in the New England Journal of Medicine. read more
The Science Media Centre found experts who were available to comment, on the day that the NASA enquiry on the Columbia Shuttle disaster reported their findings. read more
The Science Media Centre found experts to speak to journalists as a power blackout hit the United States. read more
As scientists at King’s College, London, announce that they have successfully created the UK’s first human embryonic stem cell line, the Science Media Centre found scientists and patients’ groups to comment. read more
The Science Media Centre found experts available to speak to journalists following the publication of research suggesting that Hormone Replace Therapy might be a risk factor in breast cancer.
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The Science Media Centre found scientists to comment on the publication of the Government’s GM Science Review, which rejected a blanket ban on GM technology. read more
The Science Media Centre found experts who were available to comment on the findings published in the journal Science that the gene 5-HTT influenced a person’s likelihood of being affected by depression read more
The Government White Paper on Genetics has outlined a major expansion of the use of genetic technology to tackle medical problems. read more
The Science Media Centre found experts available to comment on the birth of Jamie Whittaker, born after being selected during IVF to provide stem cells for sick sibling.
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The Science Media Centre asked scientists to comment on the eve of the launch of the public debate on genetic modification. read more
