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>Clone Dr caught selling embryos
>Or, “How we will some day get our first cloned human neonate.” Once again, a scientist has shown that his judgment as to what is right and what he wants are the only limits on what he will do. One of the researchers who works with the Korean veterinarian, Dr Wu Suk Hwang, in his … Continue reading
The right to be – fill in the blank
Thanks to blog.bioethics.net for highlighting an article in today’s New York Times: The Right to Be a Father (or Not)By PAM BELLUCK BOSTON — Case study one: a pregnant woman wants an abortion. Her husband doesn’t. Should he have a say? Case study two: a woman wants to become pregnant with frozen embryos. Her ex-husband … Continue reading
>The right to be – fill in the blank
>Thanks to blog.bioethics.net for highlighting an article in today’s New York Times: The Right to Be a Father (or Not)By PAM BELLUCK BOSTON — Case study one: a pregnant woman wants an abortion. Her husband doesn’t. Should he have a say? Case study two: a woman wants to become pregnant with frozen embryos. Her ex-husband … Continue reading
Thousands receive fake flu shots?
The Houston Chronicle has the best coverage of this story and it is a (free) subscription-only site. It’s worth reading if you’re interested in medical fraud cases with all sorts of twists and turns – wilder than anything I could have made up. I’m prejudiced, but I believe that this case points out just one … Continue reading
>Thousands receive fake flu shots?
>The Houston Chronicle has the best coverage of this story and it is a (free) subscription-only site. It’s worth reading if you’re interested in medical fraud cases with all sorts of twists and turns – wilder than anything I could have made up. I’m prejudiced, but I believe that this case points out just one … Continue reading
Stem cell volunteers overwhelm Korean center website
The Seoul, Korea World Stem Cell Hub (WSCH), led by the veterinarian/cloner, Dr. Wu Suk Hwang, announced yesterday that applications would be taken for volunteers to be subjects in cloning research on Parkinson’s and paralysis. Although only 100 subjects are to be chosen, response was overwhelming – at least for the website. 3000 people presented … Continue reading
>Stem cell volunteers overwhelm Korean center website
>The Seoul, Korea World Stem Cell Hub (WSCH), led by the veterinarian/cloner, Dr. Wu Suk Hwang, announced yesterday that applications would be taken for volunteers to be subjects in cloning research on Parkinson’s and paralysis. Although only 100 subjects are to be chosen, response was overwhelming – at least for the website. 3000 people presented … Continue reading
When the People are Caesar
Just a little politics and a hint of religion, here – and reactive at that: Much fuss and bother about the new nominee to the Supreme Court, as we as the unusual withdrawal of the last nominee. With not a few blaming all on the “Religious Right” or the “Extreme Right.” I’d like to point … Continue reading
>When the People are Caesar
>Just a little politics and a hint of religion, here – and reactive at that: Much fuss and bother about the new nominee to the Supreme Court, as we as the unusual withdrawal of the last nominee. With not a few blaming all on the “Religious Right” or the “Extreme Right.” I’d like to point … Continue reading
Two sources of insulin, one gets the press?
Reports this week from Nature Biotechnology (sorry, full access is subscription only) give hope for future stem cell treatments for insulin dependent diabetes by the production of beta islet cells found in the pancreas. Both concern the production of endoderm, the cell line layer in the embryo which develops into visceral organs and tissues such … Continue reading
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