2007
14 November 2007
BioEdge 274: New Jersey voters spurn stem cell research
7 November 2007
BioEdge 273: Is informed consent possible on the battlefield?
31 October 2007
BioEdge 272: British DNA databank growing
24 October 2007
BioEdge 271: Nobel laureate becomes pariah after allegedly racist comments
17 October 2007
BioEdge 270: Stem cell chief skids on banana peel
10 October 2007
BioEdge 269: Hillary to boost embryonic stem cell research
3 October 2007
BioEdge 268: US sperm banks fret about government meddling
26 September 2007
BioEdge 267: Was John Paul II euthanased?
19 September 2007
BioEdge 266: Australian appointed head of California stem cell institute
12 September 2007
BioEdge 265: US doctor backs participation in executions
5 September 2007
BioEdge 264: Rise of IVF mega-businesses criticised by expert
29 August 2007
BioEdge 263: Questions over exonerated doctor
22 August 2007
BioEdge 262: Radical plan for embryo donation Down Under
15 August 2007
BioEdge 261: Embryonic stem cells to provide cheap models for drug discovery
8 August 2007
BioEdge 260: Disability activists sink assisted suicide in California
1 August 2007
BioEdge 259: US doctor charged over transplant death
18 July 2007
BioEdge 258: Surgeon-general nominee grilled over alleged bias
11 July 2007
BioEdge 257: Gene sequencing and bioterror
4 July 2007
BioEdge 256: First do no harm: terrorist doctor
27 June 2007
BioEdge 255: Why deny the depressed their right to suicide?
20 June 2007
BioEdge 254: Artificial life could be money-spinner
13 June 2007
BioEdge 253: Will therapeutic cloning be mothballed before it succeeds?
6 June 2007
BioEdge 252: Nigeria sues Pfizer over drug trial
30 May 2007
BioEdge 251: The IVF industry's best-kept secret
23 May 2007
BioEdge 250: UK to loosen fertility controls
16 May 2007
BioEdge 249: The latest rubbery figures on Dutch euthanasia
9 May 2007
BioEdge 248: Massachusetts to invest US$1 billion in stem cells and biotech
2 May 2007
BioEdge 247: GE's ultrasound machines and India's gendercide
25 April 2007
BioEdge 246: The bioethical future is utilitarian, say British military strategists
18 April 2007
BioEdge 245: Potential organ donor wrongly declared brain-dead
11 April 2007
BioEdge 244: Chimps could get human rights in Austria
4 April 2007
BioEdge 243: Who needs ethics if you've got a brain?
28 March 2007
BioEdge 242: "Insurance" egg freezing progresses
21 March 2007
BioEdge 241: IVF may cause higher infant death rates
14 March 2007
BioEdge 240: Hospitals manipulate TV medical coverage, claims journalist
6 March 2007
BioEdge 239: Singapore debates organ donation
27 February 2007
BioEdge 238: Women in UK will be paid to donate eggs for research
20 February 2007
BioEdge 237: Conscientious objectors in American medicine
23 January 2007
BioEdge 236: British specialist targeted in IVF "witch hunt"
16 January 2007
BioEdge 235: Ready-to-implant embryos available at budget prices
9 January 2007
BioEdge 234: More competition for embryonic stem cells
2 January 2007
BioEdge 233: Down syndrome screening could become universal in US
2006
19 December 2006
BioEdge 232: Therapeutic cloning oversold, says UK expert
12 December 2006
BioEdge 231: Some disabled parents use IVF to create disabled children
5 December 2006
BioEdge 230: New IVF hazard comes to light
28 November 2006
BioEdge 229: British doctors to be forced to honour living wills
21 November 2006
BioEdge 228: German nurse convicted of 28 killings
14 November 2006
BioEdge 227: US elections give mixed picture on future of embryo cloning
7 November 2006
BioEdge 226: Australian Senate passes cloning bill
31 October 2006
BioEdge 225: Later motherhood may impair daughters' fertility
24 October 2006
BioEdge 224: Stem cell tumours: the threat is real
17 October 2006
BioEdge 223: Israeli scandal over illegal experiments
10 October 2006
BioEdge 222: California dreaming
3 October 2006
BioEdge 221: PVS patients could be useful for experiments
26 September 2006
BioEdge 220: Age shall not weary them, and PayPal shall pick up the tab
19 September 2006
BioEdge 219: Can unconscious patients wake up?
12 September 2006
BioEdge 218: Vegetative patients may have awareness
5 September 2006
BioEdge 217: Furore over Massachusetts stem cell law
29 August 2006
BioEdge 216: The rise and fall of a stem cell ethics fix
22 August 2006
BioEdge 215: Hope fading for quick embryonic cures, says New York Times
15 August 2006
BioEdge 214: Debate grows over organ shortages
8 August 2006
BioEdge 213: Mail order embryos
1 August 2006
BioEdge 212: Katrina's aftershock: euthanasia
18 July 2006
BioEdge 211: US Senate fails to liberalise stem cell research
11 July 2006
BioEdge 210: Falun Gong murdered in China for their organs, claims Canadian report
4 July 2006
BioEdge 209: Dolly's cloner backs designer babies
20 June 2006
BioEdge 208: Discovery could leapfrog embryonic stem cells
13 June 2006
BioEdge 207:We need non-voluntary euthanasia, says British expert
6 June 2006
BioEdge 206: Upgrading to Human 2.0
30 May 2006
BioEdge 205: Engineers of synthetic life search for guidelines
23 May 2006
BioEdge 204: Canadian doctors abandon specialties for Botox
16 May 2006
BioEdge 203: Assisted suicide falters in House of Lords
9 May 2006
BioEdge 202: Britain’s oldest mum a child psychiatrist
2 May 2006
BioEdge 201: Try animal models before cloning humans, says British scientist
25 April 2006
BioEdge 200: celebrating our bicentenary
11 April 2006
BioEdge 199: Consent form for drug trial disaster flawed, say critics
4 April 2006
BioEdge 198: Indian sex selection doctor jailed
28 March 2006
BioEdge 197: Japanese surgeon accused of euthanasia
21 March 2006
BioEdge 196: Healthy young men near death after drug trial "meltdown"
14 March 2006
BioEdge 195: Dolly's "dad" had only supervisory role
7 March 2006
BioEdge 194: Stem cell researchers propose international guidelines
28 February 2006
BioEdge 193: The Baby Business unveiled
21 February 2006
BioEdge 192: Ethics debate delays California execution
24 January 2006
BioEdge 191: California girds up for debate over assisted suicide
17 January 2006
BioEdge 190: US Supreme Court upholds Oregon suicide law
10 January 2006
BioEdge 189: Report on Hwang stem cell fraud due today
3 January 2006
BioEdge 188: Hwang slides deeper in quagmire of lies
2005
20 December 2005
BioEdge 187: Hwang in disgrace as investigation begins
13 December 2005
BioEdge 186: Face transplant patient sells her story
6 December 2005
BioEdge 185: Doctors query ethics of first face transplant
29 November 2005
BioEdge 184: Cloning pioneer hits the wall
22 November 2005
BioEdge 183: Korean Govt must investigate ethics breach, says Nature
15 November 2005
BioEdge 182: Scandal threatens to sink Korean therapeutic cloning project
25 October 2005
BioEdge 181: Kass farewells bioethics council with ageing report
18 October 2005
BioEdge 180: New stem cell techniques fail to quench controversy
11 October 2005
BioEdge 179: Dignitas goes international
27 September 2005
BioEdge 178: Euthanasia back on boil in UK
20 September 2005
BioEdge 177: Danish sperm merchant to sail past UK fertility laws
13 September 2005
BioEdge 176: Did hospital doctors euthanase their patients in Katrina chaos?
6 September 2005
BioEdge 175: Embryonic stem cells may develop cancerous mutations
30 August 2005
BioEdge 174: Abortion research sparks debate about scientific objectivity
23 August 2005
BioEdge 173: British to ponder sex selection
16 August 2005
BioEdge 172: Dutch euthanasia study flawed, says US bioethicist
9 August 2005
BioEdge 171: Belgian doctor accused of five nursing home murders
2 August 2005
BioEdge 170: Colombia to debate euthanasia
26 July 2005
BioEdge 169: Kids could have three parents with new Australian proposal
19 July 2005
BioEdge 168: Dutch doctors unanimous on non-voluntary euthanasia for children
12 July 2005
BioEdge 167: Living with locked-in syndrome
5 July 2005
BioEdge 166: British doctors drop opposition to euthanasia
28 June 2005
BioEdge 165: US doctors cooperating in detainee interrogation, says NEJM
21 June 2005
BioEdge 164: debate flares up again after Schiavo autopsy
14 June 2005
BioEdge 163: Italian IVF referendum fails
7 June 2005
BioEdge 162: Forget about therapies, says stem cell researcher
31 May 2005
BioEdge 161: Bush vows to veto stem cell bill
24 May 2005
BioEdge 160: Korean team proves that therapeutic cloning is possible
17 May 2005
BioEdge 159: Call to prosecute "criminal" Israeli doctors over human experiments
10 May 2005
BioEdge 158: India's head doctor backs coercive population control
3 May 2005
BioEdge 157: US scientists publish guidelines for ethical stem cell research
26 April 2005
BioEdge 156: Russian beauty clinics trading in aborted foetuses
19 April 2005
BioEdge 155:Lethal injections unethical, says The Lancet
12 April 2005
BioEdge 154: Belgian doctors often kill newborns
5 April 2005
BioEdge 153: US pharmacy forced to sell contraceptives
29 March 2005
BioEdge 152: Terri Schiavo fades after feeding tube removed
22 March 2005
BioEdge 151: The extraordinary saga of Terri Schiavo continues
15 March 2005
BioEdge 150: Celebrate our milestone issue!
8 March 2005
BioEdge 149: UN calls for ban on all forms of human cloning
18 January 2005
BioEdge 148: Doctors uneasy over drug for short children
11 January 2005
BioEdge 147: Healthy patients deserve euthanasia, too, say Dutch doctors
2004
14 December 2004
BioEdge 146: Better off dead than a burden, says Warnock
7 December 2004
BioEdge 145: Is the biotech revolution a myth?
30 November 2004
BioEdge 144: Scientists grappling with chimera ethics
23 November 2004
BioEdge 143: Stanford bioethicist closes ethical gap
BioEdge changed the day of publication from Friday to Tuesday.
12 November 2004
BioEdge 142: Elation over California stem cell funding
5 November 2004
BioEdge 141: Bioethics and the American election
29 October 2004
BioEdge 140: IVF expert backs rabbit-human embryos
22 October 2004
BioEdge 139: UN debates cloning again
15 October 2004
BioEdge 138: Embryo research becomes election issue in US
BioEdge was not published on October 8.
1 October 2004
BioEdge 137 -- Dolly's creator applies to clone human embryos
24 September 2004
BioEdge 136: Bell rings on umpteenth round in Terri Schiavo case
17 September 2004
BioEdge 135: Germany's National Ethics Council rejects therapeutic cloning
10 September 2004
BioEdge 134: Dutch doctors drafting protocols for child euthanasia
3 September 2004
BioEdge 133: We're speciesist and proud, says The Lancet
27 August 2004
BioEdge 132: Shifting the goal posts for embryonic stem cell research
20 August 2004
BioEdge 131: Lancet denounces doctors' complicity in Abu Ghraib abuse
13 August 2004
BioEdge 130: UK scientists given green light to clone embryos
BioEdge was not published on July 30 and August 6.
23 July 2004
BioEdge 129: UK gives thumbs up to "saviour siblings
16 July 2004
BioEdge 128: 'Substantial profits' likely from embryonic stem cells
9 July 2004
BioEdge 127: The Lancet launches embryo stem cell campaign
2 July 2004
BioEdge 126: Drug giant accused; ESHRE conference special report
25 June 2004
BioEdge 125: First Australian human embryonic stem cells created
18 June 2004
BioEdge 124: Australian euthanasia activist promotes suicide pill in US
11 June 2004
BioEdge 123: Stem cell battle over Reagan's Alzheimer's death
4 June 2004
BioEdge 122: "Slow euthanasia" is the way to go, say Dutch doctors
28 May 2004
BioEdge 121: The bioethics of torture
21 May 2004
BioEdge 120: US bioethicist questions ban on steroids
14 May 2004
BioEdge 119: Were Korean egg donors public-spirited or press-ganged?
No BioEdge was published on May 7.
30 April 2004
BioEdge 118: NZ euthanasia campaigner sentenced to 15 months in jail
23 April 2004
BioEdge 117: Organ donation becomes easier for Australians
16 April 2004
BioEdge 116: Sex change authorised for 13-year-old girl
2 April 2004
BioEdge 115: NZ euthanasia activist convicted of attempted murder
26 March 2004
BioEdge 114: Iraqi doctors admit torture and abuses
19 March 2004
BioEdge 113: Assisted suicide in Oregon creeps ahead
12 March 2004
BioEdge 112: Cadaver scandals rock US
5 March 2004
BioEdge 111: Harvard scientists offer 17 stem cell lines for free
27 February 2004
BioEdge 110: Bush stacks bioethics council against therapeutic cloning
23 January 2003
BioEdge 109: "Extreme Makeover" given workover by leading surgeon
16 January 2004
BioEdge 108: Australian scientists push for pig organ transplants
9 January 2004
BioEdge 107: UK moves to cut back on IVF twins and triplets
2 January 2004
BioEdge 106: Melbourne hospital defies family, applies for withdrawal of dialysis
2003
19 December 2003
BioEdge 105: "Angel of mercy" may have killed 40 patients
12 December 2003
BioEdge 104: Italy passes Europe's toughest IVF law
5 December 2003
BioEdge 103: Last-ditch effort to ban all cloning through UN
28 November 2003
BioEdge 102: Adult stem cell breakthroughs
21 November 2003
BioEdge 101: Aborted tissue a scarce and useful resource
14 November 2003
BioEdge 100: UK authority rules out sex selection
7 November 2003
International cloning ban in limbo for another two years
31 October 2003
India's sex ratio continues to slide
24 October 2003
Down syndrome may be treatable
17 October 2003
Chinese doctors create babies with two mothers
10 October 2003
Prospects dim for world ban on cloning
No newsletter was published on October 3
26 September 2003
World scientists go to bat for research cloning
19 September 2003
Hundreds of human-cow hybrids created by US scientist
12 September 2003
IVF pioneer turns whistleblower
5 September 2003
Israeli Medical Association attacked over human rights
29 August 2003
Genetic screening for elite sportsmen
22 August 2003
Verfaillie scores again with adult stem cells
15 August 2003
Shanghai scientists create 400 human-rabbit hybrids
8 August 2003
Trounson cools on "therapeutic" cloning
1 August 2003
Euthanasia bill dies in NZ Parliament
25 July 2003
No more infertility: Alan Trounson's IVF birthday gift
18 July 2003
Doctor to pay child support after failed sterilisation...
11 July 2003
"Gods in white" under fire after conjoined twins die...
4 July 2003
Special IVF research issue...
27 June 2003
Doctors slate morning-after pill...
20 June 2003
Morning-after pill to be available over the counter...
13 June 2003
Should organ donation be mandatory?...
6 June 2003
Nitschke unveils $100 DIY suicide machine...
30 May 2003
Let incompetent patients starve, says Victorian judge...
23 May 2003
Tube feeding debate in Melbourne...
16 May 2003
Embryonic stem cells may not be needed...
9 May 2003
Unconventional solutions to US organ shortage...
2 May 2003
Ethical earthquake as scientists turn ordinary cells into human eggs...
25 April 2003
Baby teeth may be source of adult stem cells...
18 April 2003
Your vet can help to put you down, Nitschke tells Kiwis...
11 April 2003
Australian crackdown on internet suicide...
4 April 2003
Ethical dilemmas sparked by SARS epidemic...
28 March 2003
Reproductive health care for Iraqi women...
21 March 2003
Caesarean sections emerge as ethics issue ...
14 March 2003
Euthanasia test case looming in New Zealand...
7 March 2003
Nobel laureates split over genetic engineering...
28 February 2003
Total ban on cloning passes lower house in US Congress...
No newsletter was published on February 21
14 February 2003
Reproductive tourism flourishing...
7 February 2003
Fears of Iraq war prompt GI sperm donation...
31 January 2003
Doctors shrug off more news of IVF birth defects....
2002
20 December 2002
Another friend of Dr Nitschke's takes a lethal dose...
13 December 2002
Stanford to begin therapeutic cloning...
6 December 2002
Stem cell research passes in Senate by 2-to-1 margin...
29 November 2002
Three suicides after Dr Nitschke's death workshops...
22 November 2002
IVF link to cancer and birth defects...
8 November 2002
IVF mix-ups do happen, says UK authority...
1 November 2002
Embryos are "human subjects", says US government...
25 October 2002
Senate committee deadlocked over embryo research...
18 October 2002
Frozen egg baby a milestone for the Bridget Jones generation...
11 October 2002
Our 50th newsletter!
4 October 2002
Pick-a-baby programs booming...
27 September 2002
UN proposes human cloning ban...
20 September 2002
Embryo research bill set to pass...
13 September 2002
Hollywood celebs distort medical research priorities...
6 September 2002
Not all disabled support embryo research...
30 August 2002
Trounson trips up...
23 August 2002
No stem cell decision likely before end of year...
16 August 2002
Embryo research debate intensifies...
9 August 2002
Abortion added to stem cell brew...
2 August 2002
EU scuppers embryo funding until 2003; Trounson apologises...
26 July 2002
Softly, softly, says Trounson...
19 July 2002
High-profile suicide adds to debate...
No newsletter was published on July 12
5 July 2002
No cure for Alzheimer's with stem cells...
28 June 2002
Howard introduces embryo stem cell research bill...
21 June 2002
Versatility of adult stem cells confirmed...
14 June 2002
Australian "wrongful life" test case fails...
7 June 2002
Drop restrictions on stem cells, says BresaGen...
31 May 2002
Nitschke under siege...
24 May 2002
Nancy Crick's suicide...
17 May 2002
No miracle cures likely from embryos, say industry leaders...
10 May 2002
Fresh hopes for cures from adult stem cells...
3 May 2002
Australian mental health system failing...
26 April 2002
Government to ban IVF for singles and gays...
19 April 2002
IVF open to single women and lesbians in Victoria...
12 April 2002
World first for adult stem cell trial in New South Wales...
5 April 2002
PM supports business on stem cells...
29 March 2002
Suicide on hold...
22 March 2002
Pressure mounts on Government over embryo research...
15 March 2002
Uniform national approach on embryo experimentation now in doubt...
8 March 2002
Debate over stem cells heats up...
2001
28 December 2001
Australian plans for designer babies...
21 December 2001
Tasmania legalises abortion...
14 December 2001
Tasmanian Parliament to debate abortion...
7 December 2001
Human cloning "breakthrough" still under fire...
30 November 2001
Special cloning issue...
23 November 2001
One in six women on IVF is over 40...
16 November 2001
Victoria opens door to lesbian IVF...
9 November 2001
Sydney woman gets $13 million for botched birth...
2 November 2001
Religious leaders unite to make cloning an election issue...
26 October 2001
Women most often victims in euthanasia...
19 October 2001
China bans abortion pill...
12 October 2001
Drug manufacturer fined US$875 million for fraud...
6 October 2001
Women sue over pill complications...
28 September 2001
US IVF doctors approve sex selection...
21 September 2001
Cloning: Andrews committee reports to Parliament...
14 September 2001
Abortion drug: Woman dies in Canadian test...
7 September 2001
New Zealand: RU-486 abortion pill approved...
31 August 2001
Jumping the gun: Australian embryo stem cell research...
24 August 2001
The Bush stem cell compromise: will it stick?...