Earlier this week scientists announced that they had successfully grown a human heart using stem cells. That in itself is a major development. But to the surprise of many these stem cells did not come from embryos, but rather...
Read More1. The Council of Europe Rejects Surrogacy Earlier this week the Council of Europe rejected a...
Read MoreA recent essay by Brendan Foht in the Washington Post reveals the backwards logic of scientists...
Read MoreLast night 60 Minutes aired an episode highlighting the rise of preimplantation genetic diagnosis...
Read MoreThe Economist Endorses Physician Assisted Suicide The editorial board of The Economist, a...
Read MoreA scientist from Harvard, Dr. Doug Melton, has figured out how to use human embryonic stem cells to produce insulin—a potential major breakthrough for those that suffer from diabetes. You can listen to a full NPR broadcast...
Read MoreMy taskmasters at the CBC never allow me to rest on my laurels. Fresh off several years of stellar...
Read MoreCan you believe a year has come and gone since I last told you what would happen, before it...
Read MoreProposition 71, which brought the misbegotten California Institute for Regenerative Medicine into being, was sold to voters in a blatantly mendacious campaign based on embryonic stem cell hype of CURES! CURES! CURES! and...
Read MoreTen years ago, we were in the midst of a heated national debate over embryonic stem cell research (ESCR). Proponents castigated opponents (like me) as “anti-science,” and theocratic for opposing ESCR federal funding...
Read MoreEmbryology text books will tell you that when fertilization is completed, an embryo is formed. That, is, a new individual organism exists — which remains the same organism until death. For scientific purposes, the...
Read MoreThe mainstream media — under the influence of spin from “the scientists” — has been playing a game of hide-the-ball about the recent first human cloning success. For example, the LA Times threw a lot of...
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