April 14, 2008
Tissues derived from embryonic stem (ES) cells could help to pacify the immune system and so prevent recipients from rejecting them, the UK National Stem Cell Network Science Meeting will hear on April 11. Speaking at the conference in Edinburgh, … Read More
April 14, 2008
Hoping to overturn the state’s ban on embryonic stem cell research, a ballot question committee is moving forward with plans to place an initiative on the November ballot allowing voters to decide whether the research should be legal in Michigan. … Read More
April 14, 2008
For a fee of $2,500, Navigenics will use a saliva sample to analyze a person’s DNA and gauge the risk of contracting one of 18 conditions, including breast cancer, a heart attack and Alzheimer’s disease, company officials said. After that, … Read More
April 14, 2008
Imagine a world of streets lined with video cameras that alert authorities to any suspicious activity. A world where police officers can read the minds of potential criminals and arrest them before they commit any crimes. A world in which … Read More
April 14, 2008
With additional studies of the cells in a variety of categories, the use of these cells may lead to treatments for a number of serious diseases, such as osteoporosis, stroke, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. The cells may even one day … Read More
April 14, 2008
Scientists say it is highly unlikely same-sex couples would be able to use lab-created egg and sperm as a way to create their own biological child. (Telegraph)
April 14, 2008
Scientists say it is highly unlikely same-sex couples would be able to use lab-created egg and sperm as a way to create their own biological child. (BBC)
April 14, 2008
Not all heart cells are created by the same universal signal, a discovery that could lead to future treatments for congenital heart disease and heart attacks, U.S researchers say. (HealthDay)
April 14, 2008
Millions of baby boomers are about to enter a health care system for seniors that not only isn’t ready for them, but may even discourage them from getting quality care. (MSNBC)
April 11, 2008
Nature is supposed to be a science journal. But in a new editorial, it strays into promoting radical individualistic and transhumanistic philosophy–although it doesn’t use the name–which would unleash scientists to “play god” and intelligently design the natural world into … Read More
April 11, 2008
The low-template DNA technique has seen increasing use because it works on picogram amounts of DNA – that’s the amount found in as few as four or five human cells. Conventional DNA only works at nanogram levels, where there are … Read More
April 11, 2008
In the last three years, nearly 80 percent of cancer trials for experimental drugs stopped prematurely were linked to an application for a marketing license in Europe or the United States. (International Herald Tribune)
April 11, 2008
While politicians battle over where to set limits for human embryonic stem cell studies, regulators are mulling where it should set scientific limits on the promising but controversial research. Despite widespread media coverage, embryonic stem cells and related cells have … Read More
April 11, 2008
German lawmakers voted Friday to loosen slightly a 2002 law that imposes strict limits on the use of embryonic stem cells for medical research, enabling scientists to import newer stem-cell lines. Following a debate that cut across party lines, the … Read More
April 11, 2008
The ethics of this new technology has – as is traditionally been the case – lagged behind the scientific capability. Despite the engagement of prominent intellectuals—Jurgen Habermas, probably the most important living Continental philosopher wrote a short tract on it … Read More
April 10, 2008
A high-tech armband is helping athletes find their rhythm on the basketball court by playing a special tune when the athletes move their arms correctly. The “interactive throwing sleeve” extends from the knuckles to above the elbow and is form … Read More
April 10, 2008
The scientist who first isolated stem cells more than 25 years ago has hit back at opponents of embryo research. Professor Sir Martin Evans called their stance “not acceptable”, adding that properly regulated research was needed to develop lifesaving treatments. … Read More
April 10, 2008
Government advisors meet this week to discuss designs for embryonic stem cell testing in humans. (CNN)
April 10, 2008
Twenty percent of scientists admit to using performance-enhancing prescription drugs for non-medical reasons, according to a survey released Wednesday by Nature, Britain’s top science journal. (AFP)
April 10, 2008
Science’s task is to explain the natural world: what it is, how it works and why it is the way it is. Ethics is about the oughts and the shoulds. Most ethicists — religious and secular — agree that knowledge … Read More
April 10, 2008
Can employers put you on a diet? No, but they can make it more expensive to be fat. New ways companies are monitoring employee health habits and rewarding those who shape up. (Newsweek)
April 10, 2008
A new study suggests that a genetic fingerprint associated with normal embryonic stem cells may be important for the development and function of cancer stem cells. The research, published by Cell Press in the April 10th issue of Cell Stem … Read More
April 9, 2008
A few days ago I posted an entry here at SHS about a heart transplant recipient who fell in love with his donor’s wife and ultimately committed suicide in the same manner as the donor. I also quoted the story … Read More
April 9, 2008
For the last ten years, “the scientists,” in order to win the political debates over ESCR and SCNT, often wildly hyped the potential for CURES! CURES! CURES! In the process, they convinced Californians–now facing a $16 billion budget deficit and … Read More
April 9, 2008
An engineered material that can be injected into damaged spinal cords could help prevent scars and encourage damaged nerve fibers to grow. The liquid material, developed by Northwestern University materials science professor Samuel Stupp, contains molecules that self-assemble into nanofibers, … Read More
