cloning

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>What kind of world do we want to live in?

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ January 18, 2006 ⋅ Leave a comment

>A most appropriate question on this day, when the Supreme Court ruled that Oregon’s laws allowing physicians to write prescriptions intended to cause the death of patients. This time, the question is asked by Kathryn Hinsch,the founder of the Womens Bioethics Project, in her “guest column” in the Seattle Post Intelligencer. The subject of the … Continue reading →

Hubris, clones, ethics déjà vu

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ December 3, 2005 ⋅ Leave a comment

Ronald M. Green joined Robert Lanza of Advanced Cell Technologysin a letter to the editor in Nature last week, bemoaning the “fact” that the Koreans had won the “stem cell” “race.” (Correspondence: Bush’s policy stopped US gaining stem-cell lead Nature 438, 422 (24 November 2005) (Sorry, subscription only) Of all the people in the world, … Continue reading →

Chimeras, animal research and Humans

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ August 28, 2005 ⋅ Leave a comment

>The Scotsman has an opinion piece, “Genetic science alters war on animal rights,” by Kirsty Milne, which expresses confusion about what is right and wrong regarding research using animals and human subjects. She focuses on the altering of physical characteristics of different species by genetic manipulation. While the stealing of a family member’s corpse from … Continue reading →

Stem cell centers (and money) everywhere

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ August 16, 2005 ⋅ Leave a comment

As pointed out in the article from the Michigan Daily, there’s a competition for scientists and money for stem cells research. This month, there’s plenty of news about money being spent on stem cell research centers around the world. Some from State funds, tax money and some from private donations. The veterinarian, Dr. Wu Suk … Continue reading →