A CSIRO researcher says developed countries need to stop throwing away so much food if the world is to feed its growing population.

Adult-derived cells reprogrammed to behave like embryonic stem cells act differently depending on where the cells came from, according to papers published today in Nature and Nature Biotechnology.

The passionate seem more driven to act, but how much can they skew the reality of the situation? In this case, quite a lot, it appears.

As their due date creeps closer, many pregnant women pack a go bag for the hospital: toothbrush, iPod, cute bringing-baby-home outfit, and possibly now a kit to collect and donate the blood in their babies’ umbilical cord.

There has been serious advances in research unveiled this week that involve the use of stem cells to regenerate or repair organs with stem cell. This is just a couple of the stories

Who would have thought there could be serious ethical issues with induced pluripotent stem cells – or iPSC.

Thanks to a set of new tricks and tools, modifying animals is becoming a lot easier and more precise, which could transform medicine and the meat and eggs you eat and the milk you drink.

Our natural biases mean we select information to support what we believe and ignore evidence to the contrary. But does a natural bias extend to thinking science is pointless?

From Scientific American: One for teachers, students and anyone trying to get their head around the science and associated issues of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Boston University researchers say they have uncovered the genetic markers associated with living to a ripe old age.