Is there any point exploring the unvisitable reaches of the universe?

At 6.07 a.m. GMT on Tuesday June 8th 2004, the planet Venus began a rare four-hour passage across the face of the sun. Half the world watched, through devices ranging from gigantic solar telescopes through to paper-and-pinhole viewers, or via the internet. This unusual event has not been seen since 1882, and the only forthcoming ‘transit’ any of us will live to see is not until

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How does the stem cell debate affect the debate about human cloning? And what should be done with all of those frozen embryos?

This paper was prepared by Dr Megan Best, member of the Social Issues Executive, medical doctor and qualified bioethicist. It exposes the method involved to reach the therapeutic benefits science has promised in embryonic stemcell research. Only through human cloning will such benefits be achieved.
April 2002

While

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