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Confirmation of Chinese Prisoner Organ Harvests
Art Caplan, PhD, a pseudoeditor of the blog at the American Journal of Bioethics, reports on an admission from a Chinese official that confirms the rumor that prisoners are killed for their organs, which are then sold. US residents are among those that pay for these organs. Speaking at a conference of surgeons in the … Continue reading
>Confirmation of Chinese Prisoner Organ Harvests
>Art Caplan, PhD, a pseudoeditor of the blog at the American Journal of Bioethics, reports on an admission from a Chinese official that confirms the rumor that prisoners are killed for their organs, which are then sold. US residents are among those that pay for these organs. Speaking at a conference of surgeons in the … Continue reading
Anti-Religion "Declaration in Defense of Science and Secularism"
These groups are not simply against religion, of course. They object to what they call “religious fanaticism:” Unfortunately, not only do too many well-meaning people base their conceptions of the universe on ancient books—such as the Bible and the Koran—rather than scientific inquiry, but politicians of all parties encourage and abet this scientific ignorance. Their … Continue reading
>Anti-Religion "Declaration in Defense of Science and Secularism"
>These groups are not simply against religion, of course. They object to what they call “religious fanaticism:” Unfortunately, not only do too many well-meaning people base their conceptions of the universe on ancient books—such as the Bible and the Koran—rather than scientific inquiry, but politicians of all parties encourage and abet this scientific ignorance. Their … Continue reading
Adult Stem Cells, Muscular Dystrophy: Old News, Biased Coverage
I am grateful for any mainstream media coverage of adult stem cell therapies. I’m thrilled that the journal, Nature, is giving space to research on treatments that are ethical. I understand that the new research (Abstract is here) not only reports benefits from the injection of specific populations of stem cells that have been isolated … Continue reading
>Adult Stem Cells, Muscular Dystrophy: Old News, Biased Coverage
>I am grateful for any mainstream media coverage of adult stem cell therapies. I’m thrilled that the journal, Nature, is giving space to research on treatments that are ethical. I understand that the new research (Abstract is here) not only reports benefits from the injection of specific populations of stem cells that have been isolated … Continue reading
Critical Care of Babies Born and Unborn
The Nuffield Bioethics Council has published its report, “Critical care decisions in fetal and neonatal medicine: ethical issues.” I’ve just skimmed over it, so far. More later. You can read the entire report in pdf form , my summary (below) at LifeEthics.org, which includes links to other people’s summaries, including one from the chair of … Continue reading
>Critical Care of Babies Born and Unborn
>The Nuffield Bioethics Council has published its report, “Critical care decisions in fetal and neonatal medicine: ethical issues.” I’ve just skimmed over it, so far. More later. You can read the entire report in pdf form , my summary (below) at LifeEthics.org, which includes links to other people’s summaries, including one from the chair of … Continue reading
Adult vs. Embryonic Insulin Stem Cells
A friend asked me about the report in Nature Medicine on the development of human embryonic stem cells that produce the hormons found in the pancreas. These cells were grown in cultures (in dishes, not animals and certainly not in humans) and don’t appear to be able to respond to the levels of glucose. So … Continue reading
>Adult vs. Embryonic Insulin Stem Cells
>A friend asked me about the report in Nature Medicine on the development of human embryonic stem cells that produce the hormons found in the pancreas. These cells were grown in cultures (in dishes, not animals and certainly not in humans) and don’t appear to be able to respond to the levels of glucose. So … Continue reading
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