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More on dead embryos and stem cells.
A couple of corrections and some comments on the original article, from the journal, Stem Cells. The authors did not achieve any stem cell lines (“hESCs”)from the early (2-10) cell lines. So I was wrong about their having done what Lanza and Advanced Cell Technology claimed to have done. Also, the Nature article by Alison … Continue reading
>Naturally dead embryos for stem cell research.
>Okay, first: there’s a problem with the idea that in vitro embryos can be called “natural.” However, the rest is ethical. news@nature.com carries a report that does what Lanza did not: shows that single cells (blastomeres) from embryos can grow to yield embryonic stem cells without the intentional killing of an embryo. The embryos were … Continue reading
Naturally dead embryos for stem cell research.
Okay, first: there’s a problem with the idea that in vitro embryos can be called “natural.” However, the rest is ethical. news@nature.com carries a report that does what Lanza did not: shows that single cells (blastomeres) from embryos can grow to yield embryonic stem cells without the intentional killing of an embryo. The embryos were … Continue reading
>The best article title
>Couldn’t pass, uh, couldn’t resist this one: Mouse Colon Takes Top Honors at Nikon’s Small World This is from a press release announcing the award for best photomicrograph in an international digital photography contest, sponsored by Nikon.
The best article title
Couldn’t pass, uh, couldn’t resist this one: Mouse Colon Takes Top Honors at Nikon’s Small World This is from a press release announcing the award for best photomicrograph in an international digital photography contest, sponsored by Nikon.
>I can tell what you’re thinking
>Betterhumans picked up on this NewScientist.com article on a study published in Current Biology (vol 16, p 1824)that examined auditory “mirror neurons” in humans using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). Mirror neurons are the groups of nerves that are stimulated in our brains when we imagine someone else doing some action – in this case, … Continue reading
I can tell what you're thinking
Betterhumans picked up on this NewScientist.com article on a study published in Current Biology (vol 16, p 1824)that examined auditory “mirror neurons” in humans using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). Mirror neurons are the groups of nerves that are stimulated in our brains when we imagine someone else doing some action – in this case, … Continue reading
>Looking in the right places
>On Tuesday, the Texas Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard invited and public testimony on stem cell research. I was one of those invited, and brought my Granddaughter who has had an umbilical cord bone marrow stem cell transplant. (The video is here, about 6 hours in.) One of the speakers used the old … Continue reading
Looking in the right places
On Tuesday, the Texas Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard invited and public testimony on stem cell research. I was one of those invited, and brought my Granddaughter who has had an umbilical cord bone marrow stem cell transplant. (The video is here, about 6 hours in.) One of the speakers used the old … Continue reading
>On human nature and where babies come from
>I guess it’s true – you are your DNA. In fact, some children of the future will only be worth as much as the value of their DNA in their parents’ eyes. Nature wins out over Nuture in planning the family of the future. Let’s all hope that human nature is strong enough to make … Continue reading
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