News - Powered by Yahoo NewsChurch leaves door ajar to IVF
Artificial fertilisation should only be allowed if it does not involve harming, destroying, freezing or experimenting on the human embryo at any stage - and if such a method is possible, it should only be used by married couples who do not require third-party donations, the Curia said yesterday.
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:35:27 GMT - (Times of Malta)
New screening for fertility donors
New guidelines were published to screen sperm, egg and embryo donors for disease. The guide includes new rules to cut down the risk of passing on the human form of mad cow disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:27:14 GMT - (Channel 4)
FDA to Consider Drugs From Genetically Modified Goats
The FDA will consider a blood-thinning drug that is produced in the milk of genetically modified goats. The drug would be the first from GM animals approved for sale in the United States.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:29:12 GMT - (Wired News)
IVF: In vitro veritas
Tell anyone you're expecting twins and back comes the question 'IVF or natural?' says Mimi Clements. But does she care? Well yes quite a lot actually?
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:11:17 GMT - (Daily Telegraph)
Poetry Workshop creature features
From winged wonders to creepy crawlies, Mark Doty is impressed by the creatures that emerged from his workshop on encountering animals
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:42:45 GMT - (Guardian Unlimited)
Welcome to the 81st
Will a new speaker and more Democrats spell 'change' at the Capitol?
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:13:20 GMT - (The Austin Chronicle)
Oxford vet charged with cattle embryo fraud
SWEABURG ? An Oxford County veterinarian has been charged by the Western Region Rural Agricultural Crime Team (RACT) of the OPP in relation to allegations of fraudulently representing the harvest and selling of bovine embryos to foreign countries.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:49:58 GMT - (Woodstock Sentinel-Review)
Oxford vet charged in cow embryo fraud case
An Oxford County veterinarian has been charged with 10 counts of uttering forged documents in a case involving dairy cattle embryos. Brian Hill, 54, of Sweaburg was arrested yesterday by the Ontario Provincial Police rural agricultural crime team.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:51:56 GMT - (London Free Press)
Church seeks ban on assisted reproduction for unmarried persons
The Church?s Theological Commission has urged for legislation to ensure that only married couples would be able to resort to assisted reproductive technology.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:56:14 GMT - (di-ve)
State horses quarantined after equine disease exposure, including on Winnebago farm
MADISON - State agricultural officials have quarantined 17 horses on Wisconsin farms after they were exposed to an equine venereal disease that was confirmed last month in a quarter horse stallion in Kentucky.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:46:34 GMT - (The Oshkosh Northwestern)