Cloning Clyde
bioethics.com (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Biological colonialism (as I call it) is a real and growing international problem, in which rich Westerners pay destitute people for kidneys, the use of their wombs, and potentially coming soon to a poor country in Asia or Africa, for eggs to do mass human cloning. I have reported [...]
Res Ipsa Poker (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Man I wish they'd hurry up and perfect human cloning. I need a couple copies of me, stat. Specifically, I need two or three just for work. One of us can be the guy that takes care of the phone calls and drop ins, all the hand-holding type stuff that takes up most of the business day. One can do the actual work. I'd like there to be a third me to handle office management, business development,...
bioethics.com (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
When the creators of Proposition 71 spent tens of millions buying a constitutional amendment in California to permit human cloning research, they promised CURES! CURES! CURES! And what are people spending hundreds of millions of dollars of borrowed money on? EXPENSIVE FANCY BUILDINGS! EXPENSIVE FANCY BUILDINGS EXPENSIVE FANCY BUILDINGS! [...]
bioethics.com (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Much opposition focus on a bill to ban human cloning in Ohio is to change the bill to ban only so-called reproductive cloning - but not so-called therapeutic cloning, plus the feared effect of this ban on research jobs and funding for Ohio. (The Enquirer)
TruthSeeker24's anti-N.W.O. corner (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
From http://lifenews.com/bio2424.html Scientist Says British Human Cloning Bill Would Allow Human-Chimp Mating Email this article Printer friendly page RSS Newsfeed by Steven Ertelt LifeNews.com Editor May 2, 2008 London, England (LifeNews.com) -- A leading scientist says the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill the British parliament is considering is so grisly that it would...
jillstanek.com (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
by JivinJ The Cincinnati Enquirer has an editorial opposed to an attempt to ban human cloning in OH . While the editorial ridiculously states that a ban on human cloning "would weaken the state's push, through its new economic stimulus package, to attract top biomedical researchers," it does admit the legislation "would prevent the artificial creation of a human...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Cutting the umbilical cord doesn't necessarily sever the physical link between mother and child. Many cells pass back and forth between the mother and fetus during pregnancy and can be detected in the tissues and organs of both even decades later. This mixing of cells from two genetically distinct individuals is called microchimerism. The phenomenon is the focus of an increasing number of scientists...
Cajun Cottage Under the Oaks (Free subscription) | 04/26/2008
This weekend, our church parish will be signing a petition to ban human cloning once and for all in Louisiana. If you live in the state of Louisiana, would you please join us by going to this site, scroll down,...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
A group of scientists from Canada and the US has successfully used embryonic stem cells to produce heart progenitor cells which are able to make three major types of cell essential for a healthy heart. The researchers said this discovery represents a significant step in the development of human heart tissue for use in heart repair and drug testing.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 04/20/2008
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is one of three clinical sites testing new products to replace burned skin as part of a massive federal grant program announced Thursday. The collaborative effort is expected to boost treatment options for soldiers injured in war zones.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
The US Department of Defense has announced the launch of a five year collaborative program to make use of cutting edge medical technology to treat service members who are badly disfigured from injuries received while serving in wars.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
The Louisiana House on Tuesday approved a measure (HB 370) that would prohibit the use of state or federal funds for research on human somatic cell nuclear transfer, the Baton Rouge Advocate reports (Shuler, Baton Rouge Advocate, 4/16).
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
Fully mature, differentiated B cells can be reprogrammed to an embryonic-stem-cell-like state, without the use of an egg according to a study published in the April 18 issue of Cell.In previous research, induced pluripotent stem (IPS) cells have been created from fibroblasts, a specific type of skin cells that may differentiate into other types of skin cells.
TV Scoop (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
Sir David Attenborough has a lot to answer for. Well, not really, just mind-bogglingly good nature and wildlife programmes . But, let's face it, David is getting on and, while he's still making some superb stuff, he's not going to go on forever (quick, sort out human cloning now!). Wildlife and nature TV must continue and, to this end, Animal Planet is going back into the Shamwari Game...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
A drug that targets the cell surface receptors that play an important role in many types of cancer can bring about significant tumour regression in breast cancer after only six weeks of use, a scientist told the 6th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-6). Dr.
