April 11, 2006
Wired magazine has an interesting interview with Dr. Mahendra Rao, leader of the stem-cell unit at the NIH’s National Institute on Aging. Rao claims to be leaving for the private sector because of President Bush’s “restrictive embryonic stem-cell policy†but … Read More
April 10, 2006
British Rethinking Rules After Ill-Fated Drug Trial (New York Times) Miracle in Stem Cell Surgery (Daily Telegraph) Nanotech Raises Worker-Safety Questions (Washington Post) RU-486 Ruled Out in 1 of 2 Recent Deaths (AP) Getting Evolution Up to Speed (Wired News)
April 10, 2006
Australian online newsletter mercatornet.com has a review of The Baby Business: How Money, Science, and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception.
April 7, 2006
Umbilical Cord Blood: The Future of Stem Cell Research? (National Geographic News) States Stepping in To Underwrite Stem Cell Science (USA Today) Massachusetts Health Care Plan Riles Some Liberals (AP) Now That’s Using Your Brain (Wired News)
April 7, 2006
“People in general think stem cells, stem cells, stem cells, not even realizing there’s different types.” David Harris, University of Arizona microbiology professor and the scientific director of Cord Blood Registry, commenting on common misperceptions about the difference between embryonic … Read More
April 6, 2006
man vs. machine (Herald Journal) When it comes to the mind, use it or lose it (MSNBC) Cervical cancer vaccine gives long protection: study (Reuters) Health coverage reform follows state-by-state path (USA Today) Jury: Merck Liable for Man’s Heart Attack … Read More
April 6, 2006
USA Today reports that several states are taking the initiative from the federal government in expanding health care coverage. Among the proposals: • Massachusetts lawmakers on Tuesday approved a law that would require everyone in the state to carry health … Read More
April 5, 2006
Stem cells sans discord (Arizona Daily Star) Massachusetts Set to Offer Universal Health Insurance (New York Times) Mass. Bill Requires Health Coverage (Washington Post) A Weed, a Fly, a Mouse and a Chain of Unintended Consequences (New York Times) KBS … Read More
April 5, 2006
Today scientists from the University of Arizona are hosting a conference on work being done with non-embryonic stem cells. Most of the stem cells involved are derived from cord blood and from fat. “Since 1988, about 35 patients have been … Read More
April 4, 2006
US company claims to make stem cells from testes (Reuters) First Bladders Grown in Lab Transplanted (Washington Post) Bladders engineered in laboratory help combat disease (The Guardian) Op-Ed: Pope Benedict Keeping Strong Pro-Life Views on Abortion in First Year (Life … Read More
April 4, 2006
(via Washington Post) Scientists have succeeded in growing new bladders in the lab and have transplanted them into seven patients. The team started by taking biopsy specimens about half the size of a postage stamp from each patient’s malfunctioning bladder. … Read More
April 3, 2006
Childless couples look to India for surrogate mothers (Christian Science Monitor) U.S. Plan to Build Iraq Clinics Falters (Washington Post) A cornfield grows in McCormick Place (Chicago Tribune) Op-Ed: Medicine and prayer don’t mix (Science & Theology News) Mutant gene’s … Read More
April 3, 2006
Science & Theology News is devoting this week to coverage of a newly released “Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer” or STEP. Articles so far: New study casts doubt on medicinal value of prayer Key Quote: “investigators said … Read More
