February 18, 2008
by Leon Kass In his State of the Union address President Bush spoke briefly on matters of life and science. He stated his intention to expand funding for new possibilities in medical research, to take full advantage of recent breakthroughs … Read More
February 15, 2008
The company has already received its first order from a U.S. woman who is ready to pay $150,000 to clone her pet pit bull terrier, Booger, who saved her life when another dog attacked her and ripped off her arm. … Read More
February 13, 2008
Geron CEO plans embryonic stem cell tests in humans this spring if the biotech meets the FDA’s ‘high bar.’ (CNNMoney)
February 12, 2008
If a human embryo were something other than a human being in the embryonic stage of development—an embryonic human being—what could it be? (National Review Online)
February 8, 2008
On Thursday, the committee advanced a bill that would ban reproductive cloning and the use of state money or facilities for creating or destroying embryos for stem cell research using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer _ more commonly … Read More
February 8, 2008
Has there ever been a greater anticlimax in science than the announcement on January 17 that, at last, a cloned human embryo had been created? Even a few months ago the news would have flooded the world’s media; now it … Read More
February 5, 2008
There are more than three million people who were born as test tube babies, that is, with the help of biomedical reproductive technologies. (RIA Novosti)
February 4, 2008
The Government has agreed to back down on strict laws planned for embryonic stem-cell experiments after a “compelling case†was made by leading scientists in a letter to The Times. The letter, published last week, expressed alarm that the Human … Read More
January 31, 2008
In a pre-emptive move to avert a debate over ethics, the education ministry will temporarily ban research to produce reproductive cells from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, sources said. The ministry is expected to make a formal decision when it … Read More
January 31, 2008
Pope Benedict said on Thursday that embryonic stem cell research, artificial insemination and the prospect of human cloning had “shattered” human dignity. (Scientific American)
January 24, 2008
The Spanish Commission for the Control of the Donation and Use of Human Stem Cells, a body which depends on the Ministry for Health and Consumer Affairs, has given the green light to the first project in Spain which will … Read More
January 22, 2008
The Government’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill will delay vital research by requiring all tissue used to create cloned embryonic stem cells to have the explicit consent of its donor, the experts say. The 29 biomedical researchers and administrators, including … Read More
January 21, 2008
We continually hear from the brave new world crowd that only religion would cause one to oppose ESCR and human cloning. That isn’t true, of course., One need not be religious to have serious reservations about using nascent human life … Read More
January 18, 2008
The long-running issue of whether to allow production of the embryos – using human DNA implanted into animal eggs – has in the past prompted sensational headlines about “Frankenbunnies”. A government white paper published in December 2006 after public consultation … Read More
January 17, 2008
No surprise here: The UK’s “we never say no” Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has okayed the attempt to create cloned human embryos using cow eggs. The reason for this approach is the dearth of human eggs, the reasons … Read More
January 17, 2008
A bioethics group, consulted by the European Commission, has voiced strong doubts about the use of meat and milk from cloned animals, in comments published Thursday. (AFP)
January 17, 2008
A California company said on Thursday it used cloning technology to make five human embryos, with the eventual hope of making matched stem cells for patients. (Reuters)
January 16, 2008
A European advisory group, including senior Christian theologians, will on Wednesday deliver its report on the ethical and moral issues surrounding the use of cloned animals and their offspring for food and milk. (Financial Times)
January 16, 2008
The U.S. Department of Agriculture yesterday asked U.S. farmers to keep their cloned animals off the market indefinitely even as Food and Drug Administration officials announced that food from cloned livestock is safe to eat. (Washington Post)
January 14, 2008
Carol L. Keefer has played a significant behind-the-scenes role in the government’s deliberations on whether to permit sales of meat and milk derived from clones. An associate professor at the University of Maryland, Keefer was one of three animal scientists … Read More
January 9, 2008
Fifteen women from the region are to donate eggs for stem cell research in exchange for half-price fertility treatment as part of a pioneering scheme. (The Northern Echo)
January 7, 2008
Having completed a years-long scientific review, the Food and Drug Administration is set to announce as early as next week that meat and milk from cloned farm animals and their offspring can start making their way toward supermarket shelves, sources … Read More
December 27, 2007
Recent stem cell research advances, heralded as great news by a number of people, have not included the terms “clones” or “embryos.” The primary goal for stem cell research, aside from Nobel prizes, patents and off-the-scale profits, has been therapeutic … Read More
December 19, 2007
The human cloners over at Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures are sure a disingenuous lot, for example, claiming in Amendment 2 to have outlawed human cloning when the measure actually legalized it. Now, a representative has a letter in the … Read More
December 18, 2007
The stem cell wars are not over, say leading researchers at Harvard and other universities who believe that the cloning of human embryos still represents the key to developing effective treatments for an array of horrific diseases. (Boston Globe)
