November 9, 2006
The Washington Post reporter, Robert Weiss, tries mightily to turn this story, about cells from infant mice being implanted into other mice and partially restoring sight, as an embryonic stem cell-boosting report. He even quotes the discredited Robert Lanza of … Read More
November 9, 2006
Getting stem cells into the clinic is seen as the Holy Grail of medicine. (BBC)
November 9, 2006
This story on Fox News, about the discussions at a stem cell conference is interesting–and typically, mostly inaccurate. First, the Japanese scientist who reverted skin cells to embryonic stem cells–a perfectly ethical procedure–also reported that they cause tumors in mice, … Read More
November 9, 2006
A chimera is an organism which has two or more genetically different groups of cells that originate from different organisms. A hybrid is a being made from the egg of one species and the sperm of another. A mule is … Read More
November 9, 2006
Belgium partially legalised euthanasia in 2002. The “act of ending the life of a person on the request of that person” is controlled by a commission that reviews patients and doctors declarations. (Expatica)
November 9, 2006
The dramatic change in the US political landscape after Tuesday’s midterm elections will likely have a big effect on stem-cell research, experts say. (New Scientist)
November 9, 2006
A Look at Legal/Medical History Through Urofsky’s Lethal Judgments. (Associated Content)
November 9, 2006
Medical researchers say support for embryonic-stem-cell research will be advanced after Tuesday’s narrow victory of a state constitutional amendment in Missouri allowing such research. (The Washington Times)
November 9, 2006
A vote in the Australian senate to permit the use of cloned human embryos for stem cell research sparked an emotional debate on Wednesday on the ethics of the controversial scientific procedure. (Turkish Daily News)
November 9, 2006
In a case attorneys say could set legal precedent in Florida, jurors were asked Wednesday to determine whether a 92-year-old nursing home resident was deprived of her right to die with dignity. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 8, 2006
The MO election is over, the cloners have won, and yet the in-the-tank Missouri media continues its boosterism and shilling. This giddy little story, from the St. Louis Post Dispatch, byline Rachel Melcer, is pure hype. It’s Boom Time, folks! … Read More
November 8, 2006
Spending $30 million and still barely eking out a victory that was founded in pure deception; if the Amendment 2 forces thought opponents would just go away, they were mistaken. The political struggle continues to maintain ethics and morality in … Read More
November 8, 2006
I wish I had been able to attend this lecture at Princeton, presented by Leon Kass. I only have read the brief story about the talk in the Princtonian, which I linked above, but even that brief synopsis reveals the … Read More
November 8, 2006
Derek Humphry is the co-founder with his late former wife Ann Wickett, of the Hemlock Society. Humphry is a suicide ideologue, author of the how-to-commit-suicide guide Final Exit, who is utterly indifferent that his book has been found next to … Read More
November 8, 2006
The election last night was not primarily about the issues dealt with here at bioethics.com. But there will be an impact. Only time will tell what they are, but here are a few of my initial thoughts. 1. Human Cloning, … Read More
November 8, 2006
The transplants were successful;, the photoreceptors implanted and made electrical connections to the animal’s existing retinal nerve cells – key to allowing them to see again. (BBC)
November 8, 2006
Doctors in Britain are arranging for women to undergo illegal IVF gender selection procedures abroad in order to choose the sex of their babies, an investigation has found. (Times Online)
November 8, 2006
Human reproductive expert Dr Panayiotis Zavos yesterday denied his organisation was behind gender selection treatments for social purposes in Cyprus. (Cyprus Mail)
November 8, 2006
Heart attack patients will be given a groundbreaking new treatment involving an injection of their own stem cells to attempt to repair the damage their hearts have suffered, it was announced today. (Guardian Unlimited)
November 8, 2006
“A 66-year-old woman gives birth. Children are born destined to be tissue donors for sick siblings. Women give birth to their own grandchildren, or to their nephew or niece. Children are conceived with the sperm of dead men. Babies are … Read More
November 8, 2006
Stem cells from adult human bone helped mice with diabetes make insulin, suggesting new treatments for the disease that afflicts millions of Americans, scientists said this week. (Newsday)
November 8, 2006
Children with debilitating illnesses such as cystic fibrosis, leukaemia and juvenile diabetes are expected to be among the first patients to benefit from likely changes to Australia’s embryonic stem cell research laws. (The Age)
November 8, 2006
The birth of a surrogate child to a Victorian senator and his wife has prompted calls for commercial surrogacy. A leading Melbourne IVF doctor says surrogate mothers should be paid for their nine-month duty. (Herald Sun)
November 8, 2006
Cloning human embryos for research will perfect the technique needed for cloning babies and for growing cloned fetuses for their organs. (On Line Opinion)
November 8, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Show Me State Duped by Deceptive Amendment 2 Chicago, Illinois – November 8, 2006 – Director of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity (CBHD) C. Ben Mitchell, Ph.D., says of the passage of Missouri’s Amendment 2: … Read More
