ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — With vigils outside clinics, marches drawing thousands and groups of men kneeling to pray in public squares, religious and neo-conservative groups have been ramping up pressure to ban abortions in staunchly Catholic Croatia. The fierce debate has fueled divisions in the European Union nation of about 3.9 million people where abortion…
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Young couple Zackery Davis and Jacquilyn Keith were arrested this week after they allegedly tried to auction off their newborn twin baby girls to a family member for £3,959…
Since its breakthrough development more than a decade ago, CRISPR has revolutionized DNA editing across a broad range of fields. Now scientists are applying the technology’s immense potential to human health and disease, targeting new therapies for an array of disorders spanning cancers, blood conditions and diabetes…
Calgary’s police chief has filed a lawsuit against the service’s former human resources director following accusations of a toxic work environment and behaviour within the service…
A mutant gene that produces proteins in sweat may raise some people’s risk of Lyme disease, while the standard version of the gene may protect against infection…
Biotechnology company Checkerspot has reproduced an essential human milk fat by fermenting microalgae at scale for the development of infant formula that replicates the nutritional benefits of breastfeeding…
On 14 March Eurochild co-sponsored a joint statement on child rights mainstreaming in the United Nations at the UN Human Rights Council Annual Day on the Rights of the Child. The statement was delivered by Terre des Hommes International Federation and supported by 17 organisations. The statement is a reaction to the Guidance Note of…