For men who had just thrown a giant ethical bomb into the world of science, Dr. Woo Suk Hwang and Dr. Shin Yong Moon were dashing about Seattle last week in a remarkably relaxed mood. more

Cloning pioneer Ian Wilmut and three teams of U.K. scientists have asked their government for permission to restart cloning research, which they argue will eliminate the need for women volunteers to take fertility drugs in order to donate their eggs to … Tęsti skaitymą →

„Using the term ‘SCNT’ instead of ‘cloning’ dramatically raised approval ratings“. more

The South Korean cloning scientist accused of faking his stem cell research has gone on trial in Seoul, charged with fraud and embezzlement. more

Scientists are often accused of trying to play God. Cloning experts, genetic engineers and atomic physicists have all fiddled with aspects of the world that many believe should remain the preserve of some higher power. more

First it was „gray goo,“ the threat of self-replicating machines populating the planet. Now an environmental think tank is raising the specter of „green goo,“ where biology is used to create new materials and new artificial life forms. more

John Sutherland meets a transhumanist who wrestles with the ethics of technologically enhanced human beings. more

While America was rushing to see sharp metal blades jut from Wolverine?s fists during the opening of the third „X-Men“ movie last weekend, an academic conference was being held at Stanford University to discuss what might happen if people with … Tęsti skaitymą →

With everything else that’s happening in the world today, debates about whether humanity should embrace as yet nonexistent technologies that could enhance our physical and intellectual abilities and someday make us „more than human“ may seem frivolous. more

Should medical researchers be allowed to create human-animal hybrids to investigate disease? No, says an ethics think tank that advises the Scottish Parliament. Yes, says Ian Wilmut of the University of Edinburgh, creator of Dolly the cloned sheep. more