The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives passed a bill bolstering embryonic stem cell research that advocates say shows promise for numerous medical cures.

STEM CELL researchers reacted with enthusiasm and some reservations to a report that scientists have found stem cells in amniotic fluid, a discovery that would allow them to sidestep the controversy over destroying embryos for research.

Human embryonic stem cells can help slow sight loss in rats, US researchers reported today.

US SCIENTISTS say they have developed a way of harvesting stem cells without destroying the embryo they grow in.

A ban on human cloning in Britain has moved a step closer today after emergency legislation was cleared by the House of Lords.