Stem cells taken from ordinary skin have been used to ease the effects of Parkinson's disease.
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April 7th, 2008
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April 2nd, 2008
Britain's first embryo adoption service is to be launched by the end of the year.
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April 1st, 2008
The first hybrid embryos in Europe - a blend of human and cow DNA - have been created by scientists in Newcastle.
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March 31st, 2008
It is natural to be alarmed at seeing blood around the pupil of one eye, says James Le Fanu
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March 31st, 2008
Until recently parents had a freely available internet site that they could allow their children to access with complete confidence (Parents to be shown how to protect children online, March 27). Parents could rest assured that their children would not come across unsuitable images, violent or other harmful material.
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March 31st, 2008
Islam has overtaken Roman Catholicism as the world's largest religion, the Vatican has announced.
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March 31st, 2008
The leader of Scotland's Catholic Church has agreed to meet scientists involved in stem-cell research following his outspoken attack on the government's embryology laws.
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March 31st, 2008
When Kaven Gainey was born after just 23 weeks he was so fragile that his legs were broken by his nurses lifting him.
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March 31st, 2008
Evidence of child trafficking has been uncovered in Enfield.
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March 30th, 2008
The report issued last week by Dr Tanya Byron on the effects of violent computer games upon young people was a typical well-meaning New Labour project: it made decent recommendations of dubious effectiveness. Dr Byron, a former television psychologist with experience of troubled children, said games should be rated by the user's age, and urged fines, even jail, for those selling them to underage children.