Britain's regulatory authority rules out explosion in the production of designer babies.

New head of UK gene bank project tries to woo critics.

MPs accuse UK's Medical Research Council of poor financial management.

Member states oppose new authorizations before final regulations are in place.

Critics say government forced into allowing more time for discussion.

Royal Society reacts to fears that the public has lost trust in science.

Mark Walport will head organization starting in June.

Cochrane Review finds little evidence that peer-review ensures quality of biomedical research.

Committee on Publication Ethics says proposals are "toothless."

Professor John Clark named as director of the institute that cloned Dolly the sheep.

Speculation is mounting over who will land the job of new director of the Wellcome Trust.

MPs to investigate whether UK missing out on EU research funding.