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>Art mimics life ("Day By Day")
>I’ve linked to the cartoon by Chris Muir on this blog for months and enjoy watching the wry political humor. I haven’t been happy with the personal relationships depicted, with the implication that the 2 unmarried couples featured in the cartoon are intimate. (I even wrote the author suggesting that they marry – the granma … Continue reading
1 +1 = 2, not 1
Ignoring the real breakthrough concerning embryonic stem cells from adult cells, the media is all over the announcement (of old news, at that)that embryonic stem cells can be derived from cells removed from embryos. In fact, all of those embryos used in the experiment were destroyed. The ethics questions are, (1) were 16 embryos or … Continue reading
>1 +1 = 2, not 1
>Ignoring the real breakthrough concerning embryonic stem cells from adult cells, the media is all over the announcement (of old news, at that)that embryonic stem cells can be derived from cells removed from embryos. In fact, all of those embryos used in the experiment were destroyed. The ethics questions are, (1) were 16 embryos or … Continue reading
More debate on status of the human embryo
“Think of the way that you might speak to a child who asks ‘is this how I began?’ And the simple answer from a parent is ‘yes, this is how you began, how I began’. “That is a fundamental intuition. An embryo can’t be separated from our development as a human being, can’t just be … Continue reading
>More debate on status of the human embryo
> “Think of the way that you might speak to a child who asks ‘is this how I began?’ And the simple answer from a parent is ‘yes, this is how you began, how I began’. “That is a fundamental intuition. An embryo can’t be separated from our development as a human being, can’t just … Continue reading
It's Official: Adult Stem Cells to Embryonic (ethical)
The good news is that scientists are closer to being able to produce true patient-specific stem cells from non-embryonic adult somatic cells. But, we still need to stress that the research is still in its early stages. Let’s wait (but don’t hold your breath) to see whether the media plays this one up as much … Continue reading
>It’s Official: Adult Stem Cells to Embryonic (ethical)
>The good news is that scientists are closer to being able to produce true patient-specific stem cells from non-embryonic adult somatic cells. But, we still need to stress that the research is still in its early stages. Let’s wait (but don’t hold your breath) to see whether the media plays this one up as much … Continue reading
Breast Milk: a source of stem cells
Here’s a link to a (free) commentary (in pdf) on stem cells that are passed back and forth between mothers and their children. From the Journal of Human Lactation, by James A McGregor, MD, CM and Lisa J. Rogo, Research shows that breastfeeding provides multiple lifelong biologic advantages to children, including increased survival and improved … Continue reading
>Breast Milk: a source of stem cells
>Here’s a link to a (free) commentary (in pdf) on stem cells that are passed back and forth between mothers and their children. From the Journal of Human Lactation, by James A McGregor, MD, CM and Lisa J. Rogo, Research shows that breastfeeding provides multiple lifelong biologic advantages to children, including increased survival and improved … Continue reading
Texas Leads (Ethical) Stem Cell Collection
The State of Texas is pioneering a cord blood bank, supported in large part by money from taxpayers. Just as we bank our blood and are very unlikely to need it, new mothers and fathers can bank their new infant’s cord blood. He, too, is very unlikely to need a transfusion or treatment. But, some … Continue reading
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