>I’m from Texas, and I’m proud to say that our State has been a leader in medical research, including pioneering umbilical cord blood transplants since at least 2001 and this item, published in this month’s Cell Proliferation. These cells appear to have the characteristics of embryonic stem cells, but they are derived from cells harvested … Continue reading
Germany is moving ahead of the United States in the discussion of regulation of gene testing as screening for employment. Germany is already ahead of the US in its legal and regulatory ban on cloning of human embryos and has strict laws against using any embryos created after 2002 in stem cell research. There is … Continue reading
>Germany is moving ahead of the United States in the discussion of regulation of gene testing as screening for employment. Germany is already ahead of the US in its legal and regulatory ban on cloning of human embryos and has strict laws against using any embryos created after 2002 in stem cell research. There is … Continue reading
Seems everyone in bioethics is discussing bias these days and accusing the “opposition” of prejudice. Interesting discussion and comments over the weekend at Bioethics.net blog, with Glen McGee fussin’ about Nigel Cameron’s fussin’ about him and Art Caplan. Be sure and read the comments from the 13th, where Dr. Cameron fusses back – with a … Continue reading
>Seems everyone in bioethics is discussing bias these days and accusing the “opposition” of prejudice. Interesting discussion and comments over the weekend at Bioethics.net blog, with Glen McGee fussin’ about Nigel Cameron’s fussin’ about him and Art Caplan. Be sure and read the comments from the 13th, where Dr. Cameron fusses back – with a … Continue reading
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
Here is one of the clearest explanations I’ve ever seen in the press about stem cells. I’m very impressed. Immortal Cells In every human body there are around 200 different types of cells, all performing their own specific functions and specially equipped to do so. T-cells circulate in the blood ready to engulf microbe intruders; … Continue reading
>Here is one of the clearest explanations I’ve ever seen in the press about stem cells. I’m very impressed. Immortal Cells In every human body there are around 200 different types of cells, all performing their own specific functions and specially equipped to do so. T-cells circulate in the blood ready to engulf microbe intruders; … Continue reading
I’d rather have health care savings accounts – the patient owns his own care and the doctor works for the patient and only the patient. Patients left in the dark about life-saving drugsBy Martyn Halle(Filed: 14/08/2005) Hospital consultants are failing to tell patients about ground-breaking drugs, such as the colon cancer treatment Avastin, that could … Continue reading
>I’d rather have health care savings accounts – the patient owns his own care and the doctor works for the patient and only the patient. Patients left in the dark about life-saving drugsBy Martyn Halle(Filed: 14/08/2005) Hospital consultants are failing to tell patients about ground-breaking drugs, such as the colon cancer treatment Avastin, that could … Continue reading