Three more people in the UK have been diagnosed with swine flu, the British Department of Health (DH) said today.

IRISH maternity hospitals need to soften their opposition to the collection and preservation of stem cells from the umbilical cords of newborns, according to one of the country’s leading stem cell researchers.

Scientists at Newcastle University in England have cloned a human embryo for the first time in Britain, a breakthrough they hope will eventually lead to successful treatments for degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

MILLIONS of people who have diseases which are currently incurable were given hope yesterday when British scientists were granted permission to clone human embryos for medical research.

Human embryo cells have been used to treat rats with symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in a move that has important implications for therapeutic cloning, it was revealed today.

SCIENTISTS yesterday defended their plans to clone human embryos as research watchdogs considered whether or not they should be allowed to go ahead.

Supermarket chain Tesco is aiming to set up the biggest research project into organic crop production in the world, it said today.