November 8, 2006
It was close, but close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, as they say. At this point, late, it looks as if Amendment 2 will pass by about 20,000 votes. It’s hard to fight against $30 million. But the … Read More
November 7, 2006
Hippocratic principles have guided medical practice for 2400 years, beginning with the maxim: “First Do No Harm.” Apparently, this all may change in the U.K., if the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology has its way. The medical society has … Read More
November 7, 2006
I love this story in the New York Times that traces the fate of children born from Nazi Germany’s Lebensborn program, intended to breed a Master Race, and reports where they are today. Here’s a brief background: Back when the … Read More
November 7, 2006
UK scientists are seeking permission to place human nuclei into animal eggs in a bid to create stem cell lines. Why do researchers believe the intermingling of species could be vital to science? (BBC)
November 7, 2006
Who’s right? That all depends on what your definition of the word “clone” is. (MSNBC)
November 7, 2006
Australian scientists are set to create cloned embryos for stem cell research after the Senate last night passed a bill legalising the controversial practice. (The Age)
November 7, 2006
Researchers have found that by implementing a BCI before the CLIS state occurs, a patient can be taught to communicate through an electronic device with great regularity. The continued interaction between thought, response and consequence is believed to slow the … Read More
November 7, 2006
There is growing optimism in Australia among supporters of proposed new embryonic stem (ES) cell legislation, scheduled to be debated by the Australian Federal Parliament next week. If a bill is passed by Parliament, it will then be debated by … Read More
November 7, 2006
The blind pursuit of modern science can result in a dangerous fixation upon the human ideal, Leon Kass of the President’s Council on Bioethics warned Monday in the first of three lectures titled “Keeping life human: Biology and human dignity.” … Read More
November 7, 2006
Scientists in Britain applied for permission to create part cow, part human embryos to be used in research on treating diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. (KeralaNext)
November 7, 2006
The recently revealed removal of kidneys and transplant of the organs involving Uwajima Tokushukai Hospital is an unethical medical practice and a number of issues should be highlighted. One question is whether the removal itself followed proper procedures. (ASIA NEWS … Read More
November 6, 2006
First UK scientists wanted to create human/rabbit cloned embryos. Now, UK scientists are applying to create mostly human/tiny bit cow cloned embryos, revealing vividly the current anything goes mindset that permeates the science/biotech sector. Rather than allowing society to work … Read More
November 6, 2006
Friday, November 10, 2006 National Press Club Washington, D.C. Emerging technologies promise to correct all that ails humankind and even boast the possibility of enhancing human abilities. But when do such “corrections†and “enhancements†– even with the best intentions … Read More
November 6, 2006
Under a new federal policy, children born in the United States to illegal immigrants with low incomes will no longer be automatically entitled to health insurance through Medicaid, Bush administration officials said Thursday. (New York Times)
November 6, 2006
Even though the United States spends 2.4 times more on health care than the average industrialized nation, the World Health Organization ranks it 37th in overall health system performance. (Chicago Tribune)
November 6, 2006
To ease the boredom of school, Kevin Warwick took motorbikes apart, tinkered with robots and blew things up. Mostly, though, he was an ordinary boy who found school dull and resented the way children were spoken down to – so … Read More
November 6, 2006
Cord blood is generally discarded after child birth, but it is a new borns biological insurance against disease. A two billion dollar market worldwide, cord blood banking is fast coming up in India, with many big players foraying into collection, … Read More
November 6, 2006
John Howard was still wrestling with his vote on therapeutic cloning yesterday. As marathon debate began in the Senate on a Bill to allow human cloning for medical research, supporters and opponents were neck and neck. The Prime Minister, who … Read More
November 6, 2006
The Orlando Science Center opens an exhibit of dead bodies today whose ethics are already under debate. It’s a debate the museum wants to have, said Brian Tonner, the center’s president and chief executive officer. (Florida Today)
November 6, 2006
A PRIVATE IVF clinic is allowing middle-aged women to ‘buy’ the eggs of younger patients for the first time in Scotland. It has unveiled a controversial scheme in which older women use eggs from younger IVF patients and in return … Read More
November 6, 2006
ONE of Britain’s royal medical colleges is calling on the health profession to consider permitting the euthanasia of seriously disabled newborn babies. (Times Online)
November 6, 2006
Human embryo cloning for stem cell production was banned in 2002. The ban is under threat this week as the Senate considers a human cloning amendment bill sponsored by Kay Patterson. (The Australian)
November 6, 2006
To secure constitutional Amendment 2 in Missouri, the Stowers family has contributed much of the $28 million amassed, by various reports. Why would anyone spend that much money to attempt to amend a state’s constitution? From a business standpoint, investments … Read More
November 6, 2006
So, I am watching CNN and it runs a segment on Missouri’s Amendment 2 and embryonic stem cell research. Then CNN’s big political analyst comes on to say confidently that based on his discussions with people, second only to Iraq, … Read More
November 5, 2006
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology is calling for society to permit eugenic infanticide. The problem, according to these “ethicists” is that some very disabled babies survive. We can’t have that. “A very disabled child can mean a disabled family,” … Read More
