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>"Virgin Birth Stem Cells" are not ethical
>With the sexy title, “Virgin Birth Stem Cells Bypass Ethical Objections,” today’s on-line New Scientist is hyping the possibility of producing embryonic stem cells from induced parthenogenesis, the stimulation of an oocyte (or “egg”) to begin dividing to produce an embryo. The flawed reasoning is that, since these embryos are short lived and do not … Continue reading
"Virgin Birth Stem Cells" are not ethical
With the sexy title, “Virgin Birth Stem Cells Bypass Ethical Objections,” today’s on-line New Scientist is hyping the possibility of producing embryonic stem cells from induced parthenogenesis, the stimulation of an oocyte (or “egg”) to begin dividing to produce an embryo. The flawed reasoning is that, since these embryos are short lived and do not … Continue reading
MIT Scientist on Harvard's Cloning
Harvard alumnus James L. Sherley, M.D., Ph.D., a professor in the Biological Engineering department at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has “come out” with his opposition to cloning and destructive embryonic stem cell research. In particular, Professor Sherley, a Pew scholar credited with research on the “assymetrical” division of adult stem cells, is quoted in Australia’s … Continue reading
"Corrupted" Cells or Ethics?
The New Scientist is reporting the announcement (available by subscription here and the full, free version is here) by Pharmafrontiers (which is officially “Opexa Therapeutics.”) that the company has successfully de-differentiated human blood cells into stem cells that are usually thought to be from other cell lineages. In other words, Pharmafrontiers, “claims to have refined … Continue reading
>"Corrupted" Cells or Ethics?
>The New Scientist is reporting the announcement (available by subscription here and the full, free version is here) by Pharmafrontiers (which is officially “Opexa Therapeutics.”) that the company has successfully de-differentiated human blood cells into stem cells that are usually thought to be from other cell lineages. In other words, Pharmafrontiers, “claims to have refined … Continue reading
Bioethics, politics and projection
The National Review Online (please note today’s DBD cartoon) features correspondence between Eric Cohen, Jonathan Moreno, and Sam Berger, concerning Mr. Cohen’s article from May on the Castle-DeGette bill and the loosening the funding restrictions on destructive embryonic research. I am surprised that Moreno/Berger warn, “. . . politicized discussions of scientific issues are likely … Continue reading
>Bioethics, politics and projection
>The National Review Online (please note today’s DBD cartoon) features correspondence between Eric Cohen, Jonathan Moreno, and Sam Berger, concerning Mr. Cohen’s article from May on the Castle-DeGette bill and the loosening the funding restrictions on destructive embryonic research. I am surprised that Moreno/Berger warn, “. . . politicized discussions of scientific issues are likely … Continue reading
A Right to Life Movie
“Just Like Heaven,” a romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo, did not get the attention that I think it should have received, last year. The movie is out on DVD (for more information, see Amazon.com and Netflix) Warning: the following may contain “spoilers,” and give away the surprises in the movie. Talk about … Continue reading
>A Right to Life Movie
>”Just Like Heaven,” a romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo, did not get the attention that I think it should have received, last year. The movie is out on DVD (for more information, see Amazon.com and Netflix) Warning: the following may contain “spoilers,” and give away the surprises in the movie. Talk about … Continue reading
Why worry about science education?
This month’s New Oxford Review contains a book review on From Darwin to Hitler: Evolutionary Ethics, Eugenics and Racism in Germany, which addresses the philosophical and religious changes that led to the eugenic crimes of doctors in Nazi Germany. From the review: Even so, Weikart concedes that these intellectuals who “built their worldview on science” … Continue reading
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