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It was the culmination of a quest that had frustrated the field since 2005, when a previous claim to have produced cloned human stem cells, made by a team led by Woo Suk Hwang of Seoul National University in South Korea, was shown to be fraudulent.See all stories on this topic » […]

This feels a bit like deja vu. Scientists report a major breakthrough in human stem-cell research. And then just a week later, the findings come under fire. Biologists at Oregon Health & Science University said May 15 that they had cloned human embryos ...See all stories on this topic »NPR (blog) […]

The lead author of what has been described as milestone stem cell research published last week has admitted mistakes were made in the rush to get the paper published. The researchers claimed to have created human embryonic stem cells from human skin ...See all stories on this topic » […]

At age 9, Josie Romero -- born a boy but living as a transgender girl -- sought out a controversial hormone treatment that would begin transitioning her body into the opposite sex. NBC Dateline (21:48) […]

Research finds that same-sex unions are happier than heterosexual marriages. What can gay and lesbian couples teach straight ones about living in harmony? […]

FFF: A long time ago, a child turned on a home gaming console for a little Saturday morning fun — unaware that inter-dimensional demons were using it as a portal into our world! MISADVENTURE! [via freeindiesgames] […]