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>No Debate, No Amendments on Embryonic Stem Cell Bill
>From the Sun Chronicle Democrats have an agenda for the first 100 hours of the new session that includes ethics reform, a higher minimum wage, more stem cell research and lower student loan costs.Those bills are being debated under what is called a closed rule, under which no amendments are allowed.They are being proposed directly … Continue reading
>"It’s a matter of taste."
>Bioethics.com has posted a YouTube video from the Ali G show with Dr. Edmund Pelligrino (identified as from “Georgetown University, Papal Advisor Medical Ethics”), Richard Fischer (“American Institute of Homeopathy), Dr. John Freeman (“Johns Hopkins Medical School”) and Louis Brescht (“Catholic Medical Association”). The segment can also be viewed here, identified as “Ali G – … Continue reading
>Cow-human hybrid ban "would cost patient lives."
>The pushing of limits never stops. First, as far as we know, no one’s been able to make an embryo by injecting the nucleus of a human into the emptied cell of a cow oocyte. If they have, they aren’t publishing the results and there’s definitely no reports about stem cells from the results. However, … Continue reading
>Visitor Number 10,000 could help
>It took over a year, and some of those visits are my own viewing of my posts, but sometime this weekend I should have my 10,000th visit to LifeEthics and 15,000th page view. I’m hoping that one of my visitors can help me. Imagine all of the bloggers who have more audience than I do. … Continue reading
>Evil (UK) restrictions (no hybrids), again
>The sky is falling, once again, because of those evil pro-life people who want to kill patients because oppose placing human DNA in cow eggs: Scientists say disease research at risk after ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to embryo proposalsLYNDSAY MOSS HEALTH CORRESPONDENT (lmoss@scotsman.com) VITAL research into devastating diseases could be put in jeopardy because of government opposition … Continue reading
>New Poll on Embryonic Stem Cell Research
>Before I comment on the poll, please take another look at the statement that I published earlier by Maureen Condic, Ph.D.: “. . . there is no compelling scientific argument for the public support of research on human embryos.” . . . Immune rejection, tumor formation, and embryonic development have proved themselves to be profoundly … Continue reading
>Maureen Condic in First Things on Embryonic Stem Cell Research
> “. . . there is no compelling scientific argument for the public support of research on human embryos.” Memorize this sentence before you call your Congressman and Senators about next week’s vote on the DeGette-Castle Bill (they’re also calling it the “Stem Cell Research Enhancement Bill,”). You can tell them that your source is … Continue reading
>One more thing on errors
>That letter mentioned above actually noted nine, not seven, treatments. Here’s the opening paragraphs from the letter (Sorry, subscription only) (Note the uses of “treat,” “cure” and “phases”), Originally published in Science Express on 13 July 2006Science 28 July 2006:Vol. 313. no. 5786, p. 439DOI: 10.1126/science.1129987 LettersAdult Stem Cell Treatments for Diseases?Opponents of research with … Continue reading
>Human Reproduction: Definition of Human Embryo
>Y’all didn’t seriously think a little thing like my husband’s left hip surgery would stop me, did you? Human Reproduction, a peer-reviewed, high impact journal of research and opinion concerning “the scientific and medical aspects of reproductive physiology and pathology, endocrinology, andrology, gonad function, gametogenesis, fertilization, embryo development, implantation, pregnancy, genetics, genetic diagnosis, oncology, infectious … Continue reading
>Same story, new spin
>It’s (she’s) an embryo. What part of “I’m all for stem cell research, but don’t kill a human embryo” don’t they get? Harvard’s George Q. Daley is in the news again. This time his research group has produced parthenogenetic mouse embryos, that were used to harvest stem cells. The original article has been published online … Continue reading
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