Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman created a stir when she donned a stab proof jacket during a police walkabout in her south London constituency of Camberwell and Peckham. Ms Harman defending herself said it was like wearing a white hairnet
Nespresso sets high standards through providing its employees with innovative and efficient training programmes, particularly where the brand is concerned. The aim is that its learning and development offerings and the investment made in its employees is parallel to the
In a provocative new book, author Susan Jacoby argues that America is in a new age of anti-intellectualism, fed by mediocre public education and an addiction to infotainment.
It is a cliché but nevertheless true that philanthropists and government bureaucrats often do more harm than good, not least when they set out to change the world. In the second half of the 20th century they actually tried to
There's a consensus in the scientific community that it's wrong and scientifically unsafe to use this technology for reproductive purposes. Our goal is to basically clone cells in a petri dish so that we can create replacement parts for the
Some critics imply that research on adult stem cells (for instance from bone marrow) could substitute for all the use of embryonic stem cells. My research colleagues strongly deny this, but see the possibility that knowledge from stem-cell research might
Whenever most people hear the term "egg donor," they usually consider this a good thing, as most of us assume that anyone who donates is altruistically motivated and thus engaged in something intrinsically good. And besides, it's for a great
More than half of U.S. doctors now favor switching to a national health care plan and fewer than a third oppose the idea, according to a survey published on Monday. (Reuters)
In parts of the city's largely African-American South and West Sides, kidney failure rates are more than twice as high as the national average and three times higher than in the rest of the city, federal statistics show. Those differences
NanoEthics (Volume 2 Number 1, April 2008) is now available by subscription only."The Role of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Nanotechnology Research and Development" by Mette Ebbesen, 1-13 "Beyond Therapy and Enhancement: The Alteration of Human Nature" by Fabrice
Neuroethics (Volume 1, Number 1, March, 2008) is now available online.Articles include:"Introducing Neuroethics" by Neil Levy, 1-8 "Neuroethics and the Problem of Other Minds: Implications of Neuroscience for the Moral Status of Brain-Damaged Patients and Nonhuman Animals" by Martha J.
Pain Medicine (April 2008 - Vol. 9 Issue 3) is now available by subscription only. Articles include:"Pain Medicine 2008: Past, Present and Future" by Rollin M. Gallagher, MD, MPH, 267-270"Actual and Potential Drug Interactions Associated with Methadone" by Douglas J.
Scientists at Newcastle University have created part-human, part-animal hybrid embryos for the first time in the UK, the BBC can reveal.The embryos survived for up to three days and are part of medical research into a range of illnesses. (BBC)
Recently, no area has contributed more and increasingly complex layers to the bioethics debate than research employing human genetic material. One such layer involves the use of patient samples for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) device studies and informed consent requirements,
NASA scientist and 2006 Nobel Prize recipient John Mather will devote more of his time to providing focus and support as senior project scientist and chair of the Science Working Group for the JWST at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
The launch of NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. EDT on May 16 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
