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Politics and Bioethics – a divided democracy
Today’s the first day of the Politics and Bioethics conference in Albany. Since my plane was delayed and we didn’t get in ’till 2 AM, I’m glad I don’t have to be anywhere until 1 PM. Evidently even NPR noticed – at least the emotional attraction. It’s a shame that so many of these discussions … Continue reading
>Politics and Bioethics – a divided democracy
>Today’s the first day of the Politics and Bioethics conference in Albany. Since my plane was delayed and we didn’t get in ’till 2 AM, I’m glad I don’t have to be anywhere until 1 PM. Evidently even NPR noticed – at least the emotional attraction. It’s a shame that so many of these discussions … Continue reading
A Father? A Father's Choice?
Here’s an article about the failure of one UK facility to follow the informed consent preferences of a sperm donor. I wasn’t aware that donors could specify the type of families would receive their sperm. Some of the comments in the article and the responses are heart-breaking revelations about the effect of finding out that … Continue reading
>A Father? A Father’s Choice?
>Here’s an article about the failure of one UK facility to follow the informed consent preferences of a sperm donor. I wasn’t aware that donors could specify the type of families would receive their sperm. Some of the comments in the article and the responses are heart-breaking revelations about the effect of finding out that … Continue reading
>Texas imports Australian stem cell researcher
>The Houston Chronicle (free registration required) has an excellent “Q & A” interview by Todd Ackerman with Paul Simmons, Ph.D, until recently, one of the most prominent researchers in adult hematopoietic stem cell from Melbourne, Australia. Mr. Ackerman’s questions and Dr. Simmon’s answers were much more clear and concise than those we normally see in … Continue reading
Texas imports Australian stem cell researcher
The Houston Chronicle (free registration required) has an excellent “Q & A” interview by Todd Ackerman with Paul Simmons, Ph.D, until recently, one of the most prominent researchers in adult hematopoietic stem cell from Melbourne, Australia. Mr. Ackerman’s questions and Dr. Simmon’s answers were much more clear and concise than those we normally see in … Continue reading
International Stem Cell Research Guidelines
The International Society for Stem Cell Research has published (.pdf file, here) the proposed guidelines for stem cell research. Unfortunately, like the National Academies guidelines (available, here. You may have to do a search on “stem cell guidelines” if the link doesn’t work), they assume that cloning and embryonic stem cell research is a given. … Continue reading
>International Stem Cell Research Guidelines
>The International Society for Stem Cell Research has published (.pdf file, here) the proposed guidelines for stem cell research. Unfortunately, like the National Academies guidelines (available, here. You may have to do a search on “stem cell guidelines” if the link doesn’t work), they assume that cloning and embryonic stem cell research is a given. … Continue reading
Argument against government health care
Should your access to medical care depend on your political or religious viewpoints, or even your criminal record? The UK healthcare system is used as an example by members of both sides of the government-payor medicine debate in the US. These discussions prove that – like the meaning of the universe and when life begins … Continue reading
One more adult stem cell therapy (and another hero)
Patients’ own stem cells are being used, every day, to treat more and more diseases. The July 11th New York Times reports on one of the heroes in the effort to treat patients using their own stem cells. Urologist Dr. Anthony Atala is pursuing research in ethical regenerative medicine at Wake Forest in North Carolina, … Continue reading
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