Scientists have devised a new technique to derive embryonic stem cells in mice, which avoids the destruction of the embryo, a development that could shift the grounds of the longstanding political

In experiments with mice, two separate groups of scientists have found ways to derive embryonic stem cells without destroying viable embryos. If these techniques can be replicated in humans, they may

Scientists have devised two new techniques to drive embryonic stem cells in mice,one of which avoids the destruction of the embryo, a development that could have the potential to shift the grounds of

After a freak accident, student Rachel North was told she might never see again. When she suffered an epileptic fit in the shower, near-boiling water poured over her face as she lay unconscious,

Prominent Victorian Liberal Sophie Panopoulos has branded therapeutic cloning for stem cell research "a depraved practice" and said the State Government was hypocritical for supporting it. Ms

US scientists have developed two new ways of generating embryonic stem cells, designed to avoid some of the ethical objections to current methods that involve destroying "potential human life". The

Scientists have devised two new techniques designed to alleviate ethical concerns. In one, the cells are derived without the need to destroy an embryo, the principal objection of anti-abortion

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Geroge O Daley says there are legitimate reasons to do stem cell work. Stem cells can in theory grow into any of the body's tissues and organs. But embryonic stem cells are frown from human embryos

Will throw fresh light on human evolution

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