stem cell research

Liquid Nitrogen bank containing suspension of stem cells. Cell culture for the biomedical diagnostic

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June 4, 2021
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Scientists Kill Embryo Research Time Restrictions

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June 4, 2021
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It was all such a con. During the Great Embryonic Stem Cell Debate, “the scientists” promised to restrict embryo-destructive research to 14 days. They said that was because the neural system begins to form after 14 days. Read More ›

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March 20, 2021
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Stop Human ‘Fetal Farming’ Before it Starts

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March 20, 2021
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The news rocked the scientific world. Mouse embryos were successfully developed half-way through the normal gestation period using artificial wombs. Scientists were ecstatic. The New York Times reported: “The mouse embryos looked perfectly normal. All their organs were developing as expected, along with their limbs and circulatory and nervous systems. Their tiny hearts were beating at a normal 170 beats per minute.” Read More ›

Dripping reagent into test tube with liquid sample, closeup. Laboratory analysis

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November 10, 2020
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Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Not Created with Fetal Cells

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November 10, 2020
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The news that Pfizer’s vaccine is 90 percent effective has rocked the world. The company will be applying for an emergency FDA approval. Read More ›

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April 3, 2020
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COVID-19 Adult Stem-Cell Trials: A Hopeful Sign

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April 3, 2020
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Here’s a small reason for optimism. In addition to vaccine research, the potential of malaria drugs, and antiviral testing, adult stem cells are also being deployed in current or imminent human trials for treating the physical effects of the COVID-19 virus. Read More ›

In vitro fertilisation, IVF macro concept — Photo by Dmytro S on Adobe Stock

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December 11, 2018
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Oversight Needed

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December 11, 2018
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Somewhere in the Great Beyond, Aldous Huxley must have been shaking his head and saying “I told you so” after Chinese scientist He Jiankui announced the birth of twin girls whose genes he claimed to have edited. If true, these are the first genetically engineered human babies. After creating the embryos via in vitro fertilization, He — known in the Read More ›

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October 19, 2012
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Ethical Stem Cell Research Wins the Nobel Prize

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October 19, 2012
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You don’t see much of the old embryonic stem cell hype anymore. Oh, once in a while, some clueless journalist tries to reinflate the balloon. For example, a recent article in Fortune lamented the poor economic outlook for embryonic stem cell companies. From, “The Great Stem Cell Dilemma:” To be clear, the earliest stem cell therapies are almost certainly years Read More ›

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December 1, 2011
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William Hurlbut: Building a Bridge Over Troubled Stem Cell Waters

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December 1, 2011
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Prior to being appointed by President George W. Bush to the President’s Council on Bioethics in 2001, William B. Hurlbut, MD was a popular consulting professor in bioethics and the neurosciences at Stanford University, well known within the insular academic community, but not a public figure. Within just a few short years of his appointment, he became one of the Read More ›

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November 8, 2011
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A European Victory for Ethical Stem Cell Research

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November 8, 2011
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Remember the constant outcry against President George W. Bush’s embryonic stem cell research (ESCR) federal funding restrictions? Even though his administration issued more than $600 million in NIH grants for human ESCR, and much more than that for animal studies, Bush was castigated widely for preventing selfless scientists from creating a robust regenerative medical sector that, the critics claimed, possessed Read More ›

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July 27, 2011
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Embryonic-Stem-Cell Court Decision Reflects Our Government of Expediency

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July 27, 2011
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Judge Royce Lamberth’s dismissal of the lawsuit against federal funding of embryonic-stem-cell research — after his earlier injunction against funding was reversed on appeal — was a predictable outcome of a governmental system that has slouched into embracing expediency over principle in order to obtain desired policy outcomes. Starting in 1996, and every year since — whether under Democratic or Republican administrations Read More ›

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May 19, 2011
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Of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Politics, and the Rule of Law

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May 19, 2011
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The Center for Bioethics and Culture asked me to expand upon comments I have made here noting that the politics of ESCR seem to have the power to supersede the rule of law. Not being the shy and retiring type, I immediately agreed. The result is now out. From “Embryonic Stem Cell Research Versus the Rule of Law:” First, let’s consider Read More ›