Here are the most popular Bioethics News items based on average clicks per day:

1. Pope defends church’s role in bioethics discussions
(Reuters) During a speech the Pope said technologies such as embryonic stem cell research, embryo freezing and IVF have “shattered the barriers meant to protect human dignity.”

2. Female sperm? Male eggs?
(Daily Mail (UK)) A handful of researchers are working on the creation of eggs and sperm from stem cells, which would theoretically allow for same-sex reproduction.

3. Stem cell research mentioned in State of the Union
(Reuters) President Bush called iPS cell research a “landmark.” He touted the approach as way to “move us beyond the divisive debates of the past” and vowed to increase funding for it.

4. Archbishop forbids Catholic school field trips to bodies exhibit
(Cincinnati Enquirer) The leader of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati says the use of plastinated bodies “fails to respect the persons involved.”

5. Commercial stem cell banks criticized
(New York Times) Experts say there are many doubts about the usefulness of banked cells. And they say that many of the companies behind these banks are making claims the science probably can’t back up.