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Voter backing for a law allowing extraction of ES cells seen as boost to Swiss science

An initiative to bolster the city's biotech industry is beginning to pay dividends

Despite a lack of support from the government, scientists are starting to return home

Thomas Starzl and Barry Trost recognized in awards that aim to reward contributions to mankind

A month after Chirac said a new law was weeks away, a decision is still distant

Clinical researcher independence at risk, says a report from a university teachers' group

Research advocates troubled over cuts and meager increases for science and medicine

Study organizers say the results show that GM corn fields can 'co-exist' with non-GM crops

New academic search service is applauded but librarians, academics have some reservations

New declaration asks states to respect "human dignity," doesn't explicitly ban therapeutic cloning

Some scientists think Europe can entice scientists away from the US after the Bush victory

One day early in November, all the doors of Stephen Minger's lab at King's College London were getting a fresh lick of pink paint in preparation for a royal visit.