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"embryo uber alles"
Ellen Goodman reminds us that it ain’t over yet. As she said in her November 20, 2007 op-ed piece (Free registration at the Boston Globe may be necessary), Democrats, on the other hand, may breathe a sigh of regret. The stem-cell controversy gave pro-choicers an iconic image of their enemy: someone who put the embryo … Continue reading
Politics Bites
Chris Comer, Director of Science Curriculum for the Texas Education Agency (TEA) sent out an email from her State account that was blatantly political in nature and which she knew was a bad idea. Surprise! So did her bosses. She made the political move, and got fired for it. Really, advocating a lecture titled, “Inside … Continue reading
Politics Bites (Creation, Evolution and the TEA)
Chris Comer, Director of Science Curriculum for the Texas Education Agency (TEA) sent out an email from her State account that was blatantly political in nature and which she knew was a bad idea. Surprise! So did her bosses. She made the political move, and got fired for it. Really, advocating a lecture titled, “Inside … Continue reading
Wait 'Till Next Week! (More iPS good news)
Dr. Yamanaka of Japan, the MD who made history last week by announcing that he had been able to obtain embryo-like stem cells fom adult skin cells called fibrobalsts. On Friday, November 30, has published a new report in Nature Biotechnology telling us how he was able to skip inserting the potential cancer causing gene, … Continue reading
Ethics, Conscience and Cheating
Is there a difference between matters of conscience and things you shouldn’t do? If there is something that would just get you in trouble but you don’t believe it’s wrong, how do you decide what to do? The blog, Adventures in Science and Ethics, is one of the ScienceBlogs that I follow. (I love her … Continue reading
Old Dog, New Tricks
I’ve been working on my LifeEthics.org website and got most of the boxes lined up and the links all work! But the cool thing is that I’ve made a window for “Bioethics Headlines” as part of the main page. Not bad for an old lady who learned to type at 40, if I do say … Continue reading
Translation of Yamanaka, Yu "induced Pluripotent Stem Cells" (Revised)
Scientists who report their findings are expected to discuss the problems as well as the outcome of their research. This is usually found in the “Discussion,” “Conclusions” or “Results” section of the paper. This is the best place to figure out what the researches intended, what they did and what the report means. (Then you … Continue reading
CNN objects to conscience
This subject again. CNN, that bastion of upstanding plants ethics, objects to doctors with morals – or at least the ones who act on them. The CNN video (not a “news piece”) shows interviews with a woman who was refused contraception by one doctor and a second interview with another doctor who is Catholic and … Continue reading
Embryonic Stem Cells in humans?
There are stories about embryonic stem cells being used by a doctor in India, Dr. Geeta Shroff who works at in vitro fertilization clinic. Dr. Shroff has not published her work at Nu Tech Mediworld, will not allow other researchers to examine her cells, cultures or techniques, and the research was rejected by the Indian … Continue reading
Genealogy for fun and profit
The blogs are buzzing over new home tests to access your gene profile. Biology in a Digital World and the Women’s Bioethics Blog are talking about the $999 test. However, the genealogy lists are doing testing for family lines (the tests are sold by the website) instead of the old way of talking and searching … Continue reading
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