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In an article recently published in Nature (http: //dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature12271, 2013), a Japanese team of researchers described how they were able
Further evidence has been found which shows that the environment and life experiences, and not only DNA, can contribute to
If child euthanasia is legalised in Belgium, it will be the first country of the developed world to allow this
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Introduction On 21st February this year, the media echoed a statement made public by the German Episcopal Conference on the
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The pharmaceutical company Roche are promoting the creation of an iPS cell bank in collaboration with 23 academic groups coordinated
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Since the first cases were discovered in California in 1981, an entire generation has lived under the malevolent shadow of
Introduction The Mitochondrial Medicine Centre, the Wellcome Trust Centre for Mitochondrial Research (Newcastle University, UK), is currently developing a
There is no question of the great social impact of assisted reproduction and its huge acceptance among married and other
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DNA is a thing of the past. Synthetic biologists have invented a series of new molecules, XNAs, which have all
According to an article in The Guardian (24-IV-2013), two Scottish Catholic midwives appealed their right to conscientious objection not to
The therapeutic possibilities offered by iPS cells seem unquestionable, and may increase with the commitment of the Japanese government to
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