April 3, 2007
Federal regulators said they are preparing to toss out three key patents related to human embryonic stem cells, a move that could ease concerns over commercial control of the nascent work. (Washington Post.)
April 3, 2007
Behind the county hospital’s tall cinderblock walls, a 27-year-old tuberculosis patient sits in a jail cell equipped with a ventilation system that keeps germs from escaping. Robert Daniels has been locked up indefinitely, perhaps for the rest of his life, … Read More
April 3, 2007
I always argue for, and defend, human life, but why? Because life is every person’s first good. Each and every other good stems from it. This is deduced from reason. Individually and collectively we need to ensure that human life … Read More
April 3, 2007
THIS WEEKEND marked the second anniversary of Terri Schiavo’s death. It is widely asserted by the mainstream press, liberal activists, and some in the Democratic party that those who argued for congressional action in her case were not only wrong … Read More
April 3, 2007
We’ve got a deal for you. You agree to donate your organs to other organ donors when you die. In return, you’ll increase your chances of getting an organ transplant if you ever need one to live. We have one … Read More
April 3, 2007
On March 13, a group of patients of suffering from various diseases descended upon Capitol Hill, lobbying their lawmakers to fund the therapies that had successfully treated them — therapies involving the use of adult stem- cells. (National Review Online)
April 2, 2007
The report just issued by the Joint Economic Committee of Congress (a combined House/Senate group) makes bizarre reading. Like some of the other surreal documents that have resulted from the efforts of the National Nanotechnology Initiative, it is hard to … Read More
April 2, 2007
When I read the transcript of this puff radio report from the Netherlands on the 5th anniversary of the formal legalization of euthanasia in that country (it has actually been permitted since 1973), I saw red. Dr. Herbert Hendin, has … Read More
April 2, 2007
Researchers have found a way to efficiently convert different human blood types into a neutral type that can be given to any patient. (Technology Review)
April 2, 2007
The Senate plans to debate two stem cell-related bills after the spring recess, including a House-approved measure (HR 3, S 5) that would allow federal funding for research using stem cells derived from embryos originally created for fertility treatments and … Read More
April 2, 2007
The struggle to establish universal health insurance, dormant for more than a decade, is back. Should it actually succeed over the next few years, historians may trace that triumph, at least in part, to a news conference on Capitol Hill … Read More
April 2, 2007
The first embryonic stem cells were isolated in mice in 1981. But it wasn’t until 1998 that researchers managed to derive stem cells from human embryos. That kicked into full gear an ethical debate that continues to this day. (NPR)
April 2, 2007
Even as India is evolving norms for regulating stem cell research in general, and embryonic stem cell research in particular, countries across the Asia-Pacific region are racing ahead to corner emerging opportunities in the global stem cell therapeutic market. (Hindustan … Read More
April 2, 2007
Jodi Kreiser and her husband faced a difficult choice. Two of the estimated half-million frozen embryos stored in fertility clinic freezers across the country are theirs. Most couples attempting to have children through in-vitro fertilization keep their unused frozen embryos … Read More
April 2, 2007
Illegal trafficking of human organs from poor to rich countries threatens to undermine donation programs in industrialized states and worsen a growing shortage, transplant experts said on Monday. (Reuters)
April 2, 2007
Heart surgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub, who led the team, said doctors could be using artificially grown heart components in transplants within three years. (BBC)
April 2, 2007
It sounds like something straight out of a futuristic film: House hunters, driving past a for-sale sign, stop and point their cellphone at the sign. With a click, their cellphone screen displays the asking price, the number of bedrooms and … Read More
April 2, 2007
If you’ve been to any Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) convention in the past several years, you’ll have noticed dozens of booths staffed by economic development officials from all over the world, all working to lure biotech investment in their regions. … Read More
April 1, 2007
If this works in animal testing, it could be a great breakthrough in the treatment of heart disease. Scientists have taken stem cells from bone marrow and, using a scaffold, engineered them into new heart valves. From the story in … Read More
April 1, 2007
Take this story as just one example: Scientists have used bacterial enzymes to convert one blood type into another, potentially ending the threat of blood shortages. There is a lot going on out there that is entirely laudable and has … Read More
