Roslin falsely accused of biopiracy

Ridicule or recourse: parents falsely accused of past sexual abuse fight back.

Therapists' liability to the falsely accused for inducing illusory memories of childhood sexual abuse--current remedies and a proposed statute.

A father hired a private investigator after his [adult] daughter reportedly uncovered a repressed memory and accused him of incest. The investigator [visited] the therapist complaining [of] nightmares and trouble sleeping. On the third visit, the therapist told [her] that she was an incest survivor. 'She [said] I could not remember because my brain had blocked the memory that was too painful to...

The Roslin Institute

What is it famous for? Dolly the sheep, who in February this year, made headlines as the first mammal to be cloned from a somatic cell derived from an adult animal. The publication of this work by Roslin Institute researchers sparked intense media speculation about human cloning. Was Dolly the first to make a splash? No. Media attention had already been caught in 1991 with Tracy the sheep, the ...

Traditional Medicine and Biopiracy

This article discusses some aspects of the much-debated biopiracy of traditional medical knowledge.

Information Pack for Parents and Caregivers Falsely Accused of Shaken Baby Syndrome or Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

Background: The shaken baby syndrome conceived by Guthkeltch to explain bruises, fractures, retinal and cerebral haemorrhage and encephalopathy in children, called the “triad,” can be explained by an autoimmune reaction to antigens in a genetically susceptible child. Method: Children diagnosed as suffering from non-accidental injuries were investigated for evidence of immune response reactions ...