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“Pluripotent” Amniotic/Placental Stem Cells
I’ve just skimmed the Nature Biotechnology article (free abstract and references with free registration to Nature.com, the article is for subscription or by individual purchase, only)by Atala, De Coppi, et. al, “Isolation of amniotic stem cell lines with potential for therapy” (Nature Biotechnology – 25, 100 – 106 (2007). Published online: 7 January 2007; | … Continue reading
We need sharing, not eggs or embryos!
From WebMD: “We don’t need any eggs or embryos at all,” says Shinya Yamanaka, MD, a professor at the Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences in Kyoto, Japan. Yamanaka describes his lab’s early successes in mice creating stem cells from adult cells. His research involves isolating two dozen chemicals that give embryonic stem cells their ability … Continue reading
McGee: Embryo research equals physician assisted suicide
Glenn McGee, one of the editors, pseudoeditors and bloggers over at the American Journal of Bioethics blog, Blog.Bioethics.net, posted a portion of his column, “The Kavorkianization of Dolly” for The Scientist. Subscription is required for The Scientist, but you can read part of the snide column on the blog.bioethics.net site (or here). It may be … Continue reading
Still no coverage of (ethical) spinal cord stem cells
Dr. Carlos Lima published his paper in the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine last month on the treatment of patients with their own stem cells, derived from olfactory stem cells found in the nasal mucosa. These stem cells are easily obtained with minimal risk and reproduce readily, both in the body and in culture. In … Continue reading
Report on Olfactory Stem Cell Spinal Cord Repair
Wesley Smith’s “Secondhand Smoke” has a link to and short note on a report in the Journal of Spinal Cord Repair on Carlos Limos’ treatment of patients with their own olfactory mucosa stem cells. Looks legitimate and well documented. It’s late, but will get back to y’all when I’ve read it. In the meantime, let’s … Continue reading
More on ‘Science” mag “Pseudoscience”
Note: edited to correct the authors to George and Lee, not George and Cohen. Earlier today, I reported on Michael Fumento’s rebuttal to the letter in Pseudoscience Science magazine that attacked Dr. David Prentice on his support for Adult Stem Cells. Another blogger, LTI, pointed me to an op-ed by two of my favorite ethicists, … Continue reading
Good veto, Mr. President!
As a proud member of organizations that PP calls “Terrorists and Extremists,” it seems fitting that President George Bush’s first veto should concern a life issue: the ethical use of science and in protection of all humans, no matter where or how they originated. After all, his first televised speech as President, in August 2001, … Continue reading
More Lies: Stem Cell “Experts” For Sale?
Michael Fumento, in the National Review Online, writes a rebuttal to the lies that have been spread concerning David Prentice, Ph.D. and the current use of non-embryonic stem cell therapies vs. trick language and out and out lies. There are wonderful resource links and references in the article to prove Dr. Prentice is much more … Continue reading
Follow the Money (embryos)
I can’t find any mention of actual funds allocated for the destruction of embryos in HB 810. However, the bill says that the Secretary of Health “shall conduct and support,” and “Human embryonic stem cells shall be eligible for use in any research” that meet the criteria of prior informed consent, being “in excess,” and … Continue reading
Endarkenment and humans
Wesley Smith has had a bit of time to consider and reconsider the way he was called out and singled out at lunch by Alta Chara on Friday, July 14th at the Bioethics and Politics Summer Conference of the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities. I am unabashedly human-centric and a human species-ist. Any other … Continue reading
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