Itty Bitty Notes

Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State's main campus is sponsoring a conference on Islam & Bioethics March 27-28. For more information on bioethics conferences and events near you see the pretty much definitive calendar at bioethics.net.

Justice John Roberts speaks for religious freedom, at least where hallucinogenic tea is concerned.

Most parents would not select their children's sex according to a survey by Jain et al.

According to the French press' report on the Chinese state news agency, births of twins in China are booming as that nation has begun downing fertility pills like candy.

Except in the Muslim west of the nation, where China is cracking down on births.

Korea Times reports at long last that the government is coming for Seoul National University: "The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) said Tuesday that it would inspect Seoul National University (SNU) for the first time over the school’s use of research and development (R&D) funds coming from the government."

Alta Charo dug up this interesting summary of the growing concern over pharmaceutical companies broadly in society.

If you aren't sleeping you have noticed that doctors in California have thrown a real wrench in the works of an execution in that state.

Stem cells cause cancer. Like we needed another reason to study them.

Vioxx is good for you. Yup. No liability there.