Embryonic Stem Cell Grants Awarded
"The government Friday awarded its first grants to prepare for embryonic stem cell research since President Bush gave approval for limited federal funding."
And So It Begins
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Therapeutic My Tush
Group Pushes for Cloning Research
WASHINGTON (AP) – A group of Hollywood moms has resurrected the “Harry and Louise” television ad characters as part of a campaign to allow cloning for research.
The television ads, running in Washington and Utah, aim to influence the Senate’s upcoming debate on whether or not to ban human cloning. Supporters hope to see the ads go nationwide in coming weeks.
“Don’t tell us you have the right to take away our cures and our rights,” they say. I’m all for curing diseases, but not all costs. Sometimes the ends do not justify the means.
Hollywood: There’s a village idiot born every minute
As Old As My Parents…
Oldest bird clocks 5 million miles
"One of the world’s oldest living wild birds is marking its golden jubilee by preparing to breed again.
The Manx shearwater — a far-flying gull-like seabird — was probably born in 1952 and is thought to have clocked up about five million miles in the air."
Stem Cell Debate
The embryonic research lobby would like you to think that every scientist thinks that embryonic stem cell research and cloning is critical to curing diseases. Think again: Do No Harm, named after the first line of the traditional Hippocratic oath (that is, the oath that still has the prohibition against abortion), has great stuff on the arguments for adult stem cell research and the oft-ignored moral and technical difficulties with embryonic research and cloning.
Disposable Babies
The Dolly scientists aren't content with an arthritic cloned sheep. They now want permission to clone human embryonic cells. One of these days, I'll update this site with links to information about the bioethical considerations of stem cell and cloning research, as well as what hasn't gone quite right with Dolly.
Dolly the Sheep Scientists Turn to Human Embryos
"The scientists who cloned Dolly the sheep said on Thursday they plan to seek permission to experiment on human embryos for medical purposes. In a move expected to raise concerns from some religious groups, the Roslin Institute will apply for a license to the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority, the British government body that regulates embryo research."