The Vatican is raising its opposition to embryonic stem cell research, in vitro fertilization and human cloning to a new level.But the Vatican is also saying in a major new bioethics document that it approves of some forms of gene therapy and encourages stem cell research using adult cells.
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Vatican raises opposition to embryonic stem cells
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Cuba advances in therapeutic use of stem cells
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'Microbes can be patented'
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Scientists 'grow' hearts
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Patients own stem cells can repair heart attack damage
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Researchers generate new human stem cells
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Doctors want support on congenital diseases
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Government approves first batches of embryonic stem cells
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MPs condemn inconsistency in IVF treatment
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Vatican warns bishops against traditionalist movement
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Scientists create nerve cells from human skin
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FDA approves first cord blood product
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Scientists use stem cells to reverse symptoms of multiple sclerosis
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Russian parliament approves bill to extend ban on human cloning
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Cells derived from pluripotent stem cells are developmentally immature
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Iran to run embryonic, non-embryonic stem cells bank
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Doctors have stepped forward