“Scientific research must be encouraged and promoted, so long as it does not harm other human beings, whose dignity is inviolable from the very first stages of existence.”
Pope Benedict XVI endorses adult stem cell research, distinguishing it from that using embryonic stem cells, which the Roman Catholic Church condemns (AFP, 27 June)
“We can’t watch the neurons making connections, but we can watch a child’s smile disappear.”
Rebecca Landa, author of a report in Archives of General Psychiatry that suggests children as young as 14 months can develop autism (, 3 July)
“Contrary to popular belief, and their sharp teeth, piranhas are omnivores. They are…
