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>Nanofiber Scaffolds for Neural Stem Cells (and some truth)
>Johns Hopkins researchers report that they have developed “nanofibers” impregnated with special proteins which allow them to grow neural stem cells from embryonic stem cells without “requiring high concentrations of growth factors.” One of the researchers, Neuroscientist Hongjun Song, comments on the immediate results of the research, which will not include actual patient therapy: “Eventually, … Continue reading
Trading eggs for fertility treatment
Women who are desperatly trying to get pregnant, but who cannot afford to pay $5,000 – $6,000 for in vitro fertilization may be offered lower IVF fees in exchange for donation of some of their oocytes for research in the UK. The Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority approved the trades for one lab last July, … Continue reading
>Trading eggs for fertility treatment
>Women who are desperatly trying to get pregnant, but who cannot afford to pay $5,000 – $6,000 for in vitro fertilization may be offered lower IVF fees in exchange for donation of some of their oocytes for research in the UK. The Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority approved the trades for one lab last July, … Continue reading
Proof there’s no stem cell “ban”
Wesley Smith, at his blog Secondhand Smoke, notes that American Cell Technology has received a grant from the National Institute of Health for research on embryonic stem cells. He also points out what should be obvious: ACT must have received this funding for research on the stem cell lines that are authorized under President Bush’s … Continue reading
Support science and human rights for all
That’s the point that Yuval Levin makes in his New York Times op-ed piece (free registration required), “A Middle Ground for Stem Cells,” today. The essay is also available online at the International Herald Tribune. It is, to begin with, not about stem-cell research, any more than an argument about the lethal extraction of livers … Continue reading
>Support science and human rights for all
>That’s the point that Yuval Levin makes in his New York Times op-ed piece (free registration required), “A Middle Ground for Stem Cells,” today. The essay is also available online at the International Herald Tribune. It is, to begin with, not about stem-cell research, any more than an argument about the lethal extraction of livers … Continue reading
Calling all scientists
The Aspen Ideas Festival is a meeting that I had never heard of until recently (I actually found it Googling for “Bioethics and Politics” and “Bioethics and Policy” which are names I’ve come up with for alternative blogs in case I decide to change my focus) There are audio recordings and transcripts online which contain … Continue reading
>Calling all scientists
>The Aspen Ideas Festival is a meeting that I had never heard of until recently (I actually found it Googling for “Bioethics and Politics” and “Bioethics and Policy” which are names I’ve come up with for alternative blogs in case I decide to change my focus) There are audio recordings and transcripts online which contain … Continue reading
David Prentice's Science rebuttal
This week, Science Magazine, has published a Letter to the Editor (sorry, subscription only) by David Prentice, Ph.D., in response to the letter by Smith, Neaves and Teitelbaum from last July. (That was the letter which prompted Michael Fumento to dub the Journal “PseudoScience.”) In his letter, Dr. Prentice points out that the “Supporting Online … Continue reading
>David Prentice’s Science rebuttal
>This week, Science Magazine, has published a Letter to the Editor (sorry, subscription only) by David Prentice, Ph.D., in response to the letter by Smith, Neaves and Teitelbaum from last July. (That was the letter which prompted Michael Fumento to dub the Journal “PseudoScience.”) In his letter, Dr. Prentice points out that the “Supporting Online … Continue reading
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- “American Fiction,” the movie – and life
- Maternal Morbidity with Premature Rupture of Membranes
- Counterintuitive abortion report
- Paris at Café de la Paix
- Political, purposeful lies (Francis Collins & Anthony Fauci)
- Comprehensive review of Texas’ Heartbeat Act
- Biden to Ask OSHA to Mandate Vaccines at Businesses With 100 or More Workers
- Long Post Reviewing COVID19 Myths
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