by Collectif | 31 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
To mark the 10th anniversary of the discovery of iPS cells, Professor Yamanaka[1] has given a lecture in which he announced that induced pluripotent cell research “was about to embark on its second phase” (see Pluripotent cells from adult stem cells). In the...
by Collectif | 31 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
According to a study carried out on human foetal tissue, an AXL protein, which helps the Zika virus to infect stem cells in adult skin, could also help it to attack stem cells forming brain and eye cells. However, this result which is the outcome of research to...
by Collectif | 30 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The FDA[1] has “relaxed” its recommendations concerning the abortion pill. From now on, the recommended dose of mifepristone is 200 mg (compared to the previous dose of 600 mg). As the dose has been reduced, adverse effects no longer call for mandatory medical...
by Collectif | 30 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Travelling from New Zealand to use the services of two Mexican surrogate mothers who received the eggs of an Argentinian donor, a homosexual couple finally find themselves stuck in Mexico with three babies. The situation of David and Nicky Leonard Beard is...
by Collectif | 29 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
Sequemom has filed a request to transfer its case to the Supreme Court, asking the latter to review a Federal Court decision that non-invasive prenatal screening could not be patented because it failed to meet the required conditions. The question of method...