Ethics row as choosing baby’s sex splits MPs

A controversial report, which favours allowing parents to choose the sex of their child and rethinking the cloning ban, is published today by a committee of MPs split down the middle over the needs of science and the ethics of embryo research.

MPs say lift ban on reproductive human cloning

The creation of a half-man/half-animal may be thought to be the stuff of science fiction, but this week MPs will recommend that the government overturns its ban on such experiments.

Sexual healing

David Aaronovitch: The guardians of our children's morals would seem to prefer ignorance about sex to honesty.

Doctors to climb Everest – and get out the exercise bikes

Experiments in mountain's 'death zone' could create a piece of medical history.

‘We should be doing five hours of sport a week’

Children are to be given pedometers and personal trainers as part of the government's latest health drive, which will also see more sport and healthy vending machines in schools. But what do the kids think? Joanna Moorhead finds out.

School medicals are back to fight obesity

Pilot scheme will advise parents on diet to get pupils fit.

Children at centre of drive for fitter nation

Pupils to get pedometers, healthy vending machines, more sport - and personal trainers.

From the cells up

Engineers of the future will swap their computers and spanners for viruses and DNA. Alok Jha introduces a brand-new science: biological engineering.

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