The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Embryo Models Working Group has released updated recommendations for the oversight and regulation of stem cell-based embryo models (SCBEM), aiming to address rapid advancements and ensure responsible scientific progress. The proposed recommendations are detailed in a new paper published today in Stem Cell Reports.

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) strongly defends the integrity and transparency of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), rejecting claims of conflict of interest and cautioning that efforts to restructure the committee risk undermining evidence-based vaccine policy. SHEA urges HHS to preserve scientific rigor and public trust in its decision-making.

The European Union’s industrial strategy, centred on Single Market Resilience, Strategic Autonomy, and Competitive Sustainability, is riddled with contradictions that risk exacerbating the very crises it seeks to address. According to a recent study by the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), the EU’s current industrial policy will not achieve its own objectives unless it is fundamentally rethought.