Within the ample sphere of human cloning, a new and controversial option has emerged: producing children from three genetic parents. This has been made possible through the use of a... | Spain is headed towards demographic collapse. For the first time since 1998, when official records began to be published by the Padrón Continuo, or continuous census measurement agency, the population of Spain is decreasing. In particular, the number of inhabitants registered in this country... | Opposition to abortion grows more in the Southern and Mid-Western United States40% of Americans think that abortion should be declared illegal. Nevertheless, significant differences have been noted from state to state. The opinion of Americans regarding abortion varies widely from state to state: citizens of northern and western states generally show a more favourable attitude towards the practice, as opposed to those living in southern states and the mid-west. ... Leer en línea. | As our readers are well aware, in 2006 Jun Takahashi and Shinya Yamanaka perfected a technique known as cellular reprogramming, which produces undifferentiated cells (iPS cells) from differentiated adult cells. These cells are... | Scientists from Stanford University (USA) and the St. Marianna University School of Medicine in Kawasaki (Japan) have helped a woman suffering from early menopause to give birth to a baby by way of a technique known as “in vitro activation”. Patients suffering from ovarian insufficiency, that is, those who do not menstruate and are suffering from early menopause... | Universal human papilloma vaccination in adolescents has given rise to a major bioethical controversy. On the one hand, this practice may have positive medical effects for those vaccinated, but on the other, widespread promotion of this vaccine on the part of healthcare authorities may infringe on some of the rights of adolescents and their parents... | On 13th June, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously ruled that human genes could not be patented, either in their natural form, or isolated in a laboratory using genetic engineering techniques... | European MPs fail to approve the Report on Sexual and Reproductive Health. With 351 in favour, 319 against and 18 abstentions, European MPs have referred the Report on Sexual and Reproductive Health report, which was written by Portuguese socialist Edite Estrella, back to... | According to the Daily Telegraph (18/10/2013), the chief executive of one of Britain’s leading abortion charities Anne Furedi, believes that women should be allowed to choose termination... | Each day more uses of preimplantational genetic diagnosis (PGD) are being considered. In a recent article (The American Journal of Bioethics, 13; 29-38, 2013), the ethics of PGD are discussed when the procedure is used to prevent the birth of children with illnesses that affect sexual identity, such as congenital adrenal hyperplasia. To date, there has been little discussion on... | Does race affect complications seen in premature infants conceived via in vitro fertilisation? This paper concludes that there are notable racial and ethnic disparities, which suggests that there may be other reasons behind this outcome which are unrelated to socio-economic factors (American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2013; 209: 128.e1-6). | The Center of Disease Control and Prevention states that half of the pregnancies in the United States are unplanned (American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2013; 209:103.e 1-11). | In a survey comparing attitudes of psychiatrists and general physicians concerning euthanasia and assisted suicide, it was found that when controlled for religious practice, the views of psychiatrists... | As of the 1st of October, there are 57,385 units of umbilical cord blood (UCB), stored in seven public umbilical cord blood banks located in Barcelona, Galicia, Madrid, Malaga, the Basque Country, Tenerife and Valencia. This figure represents 10% of the total number of units stored in banks worldwide, according to data published by the Bone Marrow Donor Worldwide Registry... | Gene expression can be conditioned by epigenetic mechanisms arising from the genome’s interaction with the environment. These mechanisms influence the phenotype of individuals (expression of the gene when they are born). It has been widely observed that these epigenetic mechanisms have a real... | Megan Young, crowned Miss World 2013, has spoken out in favour of the life of the unborn child. | According to an article published in Nature (501; 373-379, 2013), a group of Austrian researchers has managed to create a cerebral organ derived from human pluripotent stem cells whose function resembles that of a primitive brain. This brain organ could be used to further our understanding of neurological conditions. The authors have already been able to derive iPS cells from... | In a prospective study of 100 foetuses conceived through the use of assisted reproductive technology and 100 control subjects, which makes use of techniques that can identify movement and... | Locked-in syndrome is characterised by complete paralysis, which impedes all communication with the outside world. A letter published in Current Biology (Vol. 23; nº 15, R648, 2013) describes... | |
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