Scientific ethics

Scientific ethics

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  Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryos

  Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as ... 

• EU bans cosmetics with animal-tested ingredients

  The European Union banned the sale of new cosmetic products containing ingredients tested on animals with immediate effect Monday. "This is a great ... 

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  New digs: Federal research chimps savor retirement

  For the first time in their lives, four aging chimpanzees once used in federal research can go outside whenever they like. They can lie on the grass, ... 

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  Do penalties for smokers and the obese make sense?

  Faced with the high cost of caring for smokers and overeaters, experts say society must grapple with a blunt question: Instead of trying to penalize ... 

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  Research chimps may be headed from lab to leisure

  Chimpanzees who have spent their lives in U.S. research labs being prodded, poked and tested may be headed for retirement in a leafy sanctuary where ... 

• NIH group: most research chimps to Chimp Haven

  All but about 50 of hundreds of research chimpanzees belonging to the National Institutes of Health should be retired to the national sanctuary in ...