Mo. Groups Propose Stem Cell Amendment AP - Tue Oct 11, 7:36 PM ET

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A coalition of researchers and patients groups proposed a constitutional amendment Tuesday to protect stem cell research in Missouri, where anti-abortion activists have tried to outlaw a particular type of research they say amounts to the taking of a human life.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - IBM, the world's largest computer maker, on Monday pledged not to use genetic data to screen employees and applicants in what it said was the first such move by a major corporation to safeguard a new category of privacy.

Is Cloned Food Destined for Our Tables? AP - Thu Oct 6, 9:10 PM ET

ROUND TOP, Texas - About 80 miles east of Austin, out where the fire ants bite and men still doff their baseball hats when greeting women, 20 cows pregnant with calves cloned by ViaGen Inc. have just arrived.

South Korean Catholics fund stem-cell research AFP - Thu Oct 6, 1:40 PM ET

SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's Roman Catholic Church plans to fund research here into deriving stem cells from adults rather than human embryos, church officials said.

Greenpeace demands more transparency on GMOs in Russia AFP - Wed Oct 5,12:36 PM ET

MOSCOW (AFP) - The global environmental group Greenpeace called on Russian authorities to ensure more transparency in the use of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) in consumer food products.

Wis.-Based Group to Run Stem Cell Bank AP - Tue Oct 4,12:38 AM ET

MADISON, Wis. - A Wisconsin-based research group will run the nation's first embryonic stem cell bank under a four-year, $16 million federal contract, officials announced Monday.

US sets up national stem-cell bank Reuters - Mon Oct 3, 5:43 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The University of Wisconsin, where human embryonic stem cells were first isolated, will host the first federally funded bank of the valuable cells, the U.S. government said on Monday.

As Leon Kass prepares to step down from his leadership role of the President's Council on Bioethics, critics say it is time for council members to take their heads out of the clouds and tackle real problems, such as deficiencies in the health care and insurance systems.

China GMO rice unlikely this year-scientists Reuters - Thu Sep 29, 2:32 AM ET

BEIJING (Reuters) - China, the world's biggest producer and consumer of rice, is close to approving a genetically modified version of the staple, a state newspaper said on Thursday, but scientists denied any breakthrough was imminent.