- Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State’s main campus is sponsoring a conference on Islam & Bioethics March 27-28. For more information on bioethics conferences and events near you see the pretty much definitive calendar at bioethics.net.
- Justice John Roberts speaks for religious freedom, at least where hallucinogenic tea is concerned.
- Most parents would not select their children’s sex according to a survey by Jain et al.
- According to the French press’ report on the Chinese state news agency, births of twins in China are booming as that nation has begun downing fertility pills like candy.
- Except in the Muslim west of the nation, where China is cracking down on births.
- Korea Times reports at long last that the government is coming for Seoul National University: “The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) said Tuesday that it would inspect Seoul National University (SNU) for the first time over the schools use of research and development (R&D) funds coming from the government.”
- Alta Charo dug up this interesting summary of the growing concern over pharmaceutical companies broadly in society.
- If you aren’t sleeping you have noticed that doctors in California have thrown a real wrench in the works of an execution in that state.
- Stem cells cause cancer. Like we needed another reason to study them.
- Vioxx is good for you. Yup. No liability there.