Animal cloning experiments still banned in Italy

Ethical issues in animal cloning.

The issue of human reproductive cloning has recently received a great deal attention in public discourse. Bioethicists, policy makers, and the media have been quick to identify the key ethical issues involved in human reproductive cloning and to argue, almost unanimously, for an international ban on such attempts. Meanwhile, scientists have proceeded with extensive research agendas in the cloni...

Cloning endangered animal species?

Socioeconomic inequalities in smoking habits are still increasing in Italy

BACKGROUND Socioeconomic inequalities in smoking habits have stabilized in many Western countries. This study aimed at evaluating whether socioeconomic disparities in smoking habits are still enlarging in Italy and at comparing the impact of education and occupation. METHODS In the frame of the GEIRD study (Gene Environment Interactions in Respiratory Diseases) 10,494 subjects, randomly selec...

Animal cloning and food safety.

Animal Cloning: A Risk Assessment