The high court in Europe decided that researchers are barred from filing EU patents on work involving human embryonic stem cells.
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The European Commission takes a major step towards unraveling the secrets of human epigenetics.
UNESCO will reconsider awarding a life sciences prize funded by an African dictator WHO has been accused of corruption and human rights violations.
Wangari Maathai, a human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, started a movement to plant more than 30 million trees and generate nearly 1 million jobs.
A Medical University of South Carolina researcher is charged with illegal campaign contributions and grant fraud.
Research money from the oil industry was used by University of Calgary academics to promote skepticism about human-caused climate change.
A bacterial outbreak at a Chinese University prompts the firing of administrators and highlights more systemic concerns.
The US government agency vows to improve the way it facilitates the development and approval of drugs for orphan diseases.
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