January 2, 2007
From the laboratory and state capital to the courtroom and the newsroom, 2006 turned out to be a pretty good year for medicine. Here are the top 10 reasons why the last 12 months should make you feel hopeful today … Read More
January 2, 2007
German laws regarding embryonic stem cells are some of the most restrictive in the world. This month, a German court also partially reversed approval for a patent to a German scientist for his stem cell research methods. (Deutsche Welle)
January 2, 2007
The government declared Thursday that food from cloned animals is safe to eat. After more than five years of study, the Food and Drug Administration concluded that cloned livestock is “virtually indistinguishable” from conventional livestock. (AP)
January 2, 2007
Aiming for breakthroughs in genomic medicine, the Department of Veterans Affairs has begun collecting genetic information from patients and will link the information to each patient’s electronic health record. (Government Health IT)
January 2, 2007
Dolly, the world’s first cloned mammal, must be turning in her grave. (MSNBC)
January 2, 2007
I have noticed a weird trend: When somebody has been a great scientist, for some reason we assume their ideas on morality should be given as much respect as their scientific acumen. But science and morality lie in two different … Read More
January 1, 2007
Transhumanism is, in my view, a branch of scientism, that is, a quasi religion that seeks to use science in ways for which the great method is not meant. Here’s a little proof. A transhumanist named Giulio Prisco is optimistic … Read More
January 1, 2007
In writing the last post, I discovered Edge, an online community for “the third culture” that claims modestly, “Its informal membership includes of some of the most interesting minds in the world.” Edge asserts that “third culture” intellectuals “are taking … Read More
January 1, 2007
Some scientists and adherents of scientism keep trying to put more on the shoulders of science than the discipline is capable managing. Now, apparently, some among the elites of science predict that it will somehow do away with racism and … Read More
January 1, 2007
Keep in mind that this is a company press release, but I think it is worth noting just the same:Mesoblast, an Australian adult stem cell company, has received FDA approval for conducting a “Phase 2” trial using adult stem cells … Read More
