Embryo research: UK legislation further delayed

UK ramps up embryo research debate

search for a new international treaty than the Bush administration. Pachauri said there was still time for the developed countries to convince India and China to sign a new deal next year, but that it would require a series of " measures and actions " in the next few months. He urged other rich countries to follow Europe's lead and set ambitious carbon reduction targets for the next ten years. ...

Promoting life?: Embryonic stem cell research legislation.

Legislation, social licence and primate research.

The end of monkey research?” ask Melissa Suran and Howard Wolinsky (2009) against a background of growing concern over the use of primates in research. Indeed, the one factor that might have the biggest impact on primate research in Europe is the revision of Directive 86/609, which will greatly affect the work of many scientists. It is therefore in the interest of all researchers to get an unbi...

GMOs in Russia: Research, Society and Legislation

Russian legislation lags behind the rapid developments witnessed in genetic engineering. Only a scientifically based and well-substantiated policy on the place of organisms that are created with the use of genetic engineering technologies and an assessment of the risks associated with them could guarantee that the breakthroughs achieved in modern genetic engineering technologies are effectively...

The Evolution of Legislation in the Field of Medically Assisted Reproduction and Embryo Stem Cell Research in European Union Members

Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR), involving in vitro fertilisation (IVF), and research on embryos have created expectation to many people affected by infertility; at the same time it has generated a surplus of laws and ethical and social debates. Undoubtedly, MAR represents a rather new medical field and constant developments in medicine and new opportunities continue to defy the attempt t...