Stem cell research holds promise for improving the quality of human life - especially embryonic stem cells, which can potentially develop into any tissue in the human body. However, basic scientific problems still remain unresolved - but Tel Aviv University researchers are leading the way to inventive solutions. "In order to use embryonic stem cells as a reliable and safe therapeutic tool, we ...

Reflecting European resistance to genetically modified crops, local people remain divided on the Amflora potato, which is being grown for its starch, not for food.

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Cell-phone video obtained by Spanish-language network Univision appears to show the June 7 incident in which a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot Mexican teenager Sergio Hernandez on the border.

Further efforts against Iran include old-style military containment, and an operation known at the C.I.A. as the Braindrain Project to lure away Iran’s nuclear talent.

The Russian Orthodox Church called on Wednesday for an end to the "monopoly of Darwinism" in Russian schools, saying religious explanations of creation should be taught alongside evolution.

Iraq's two main Shia political groupings merge to form the biggest alliance in the new parliament.

A provision to formally deny state benefits to illegal immigrants, hanging in the balance during ongoing House-Senate budget negotiations, got a boost yesterday from 28 House members who urged negotiators to include the Senate-passed provision in the budget’s final draft. Immigration - Illegal immigration - United States - United States Senate - Social security

The Brazilian referee and his assistants who will work the England-United States match at the World Cup have been studying English-language obscenities the players might use. Carlos Simon will referee Saturday's match in Rustenburg, assisted by Roberto Braatz and Altemir Hausmann. They want to ensure players can't get away with abuse.

Iceland, the only country in the world to have an openly gay head of state, passed a law on Friday allowing same-sex partners to get married in a vote which met with no political resistance.

Nima has felt the force of a club come crashing down on his body in three separate beatings by Islamic security forces over the past year.