Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can responsibly use these bits of gray matter.

In one sense, there's nothing really new about the issue of using human embryonic stem cells for biological research. It's not that people have confronted the implications of such research before; ...

The ethical issues involved in stem cell research will be addressed in a free public lecture and discussion on Monday, April 17, at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Laurie Zoloth, professor ...

Amendment 2, the so-called Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative, is a deceptive proposal that would establish a constitutional right to clone and destroy human embryos for research purposes, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Ethics reform, a higher minimum wage and more money for stem cell research are the top items on the Senate agenda next year, the incoming Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, said ...

Vence L. Bonham Jr., Acting Deputy Director at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and an investigator in the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) Division of Intramural ...

Last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1768 into law – a forward-thinking measure I was proud to sponsor in the Florida House. With this legislation, Florida has taken a significant step ...

Among the topics that Republican incumbent George W. Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry have debated during the presidential campaign, embryonic stem cell research stands out as one of the ...