A side note on the post below: The only reason we know that bone marrow stem cells might one day be able to be used as a treatment for Alzheimer’s is due to animal experimentation. In this particular case, mice were genetically altered, they were caused to have Alzheimer’s disease, they . . . . Continue Reading »
We must be wary of making too much of this story since it is early research, but it could be very good news. Bone marrow stem cells may be able to treat Alzheimer’s, according to mouse studies. If so, all we can say is, wow!I have been very critical of cloning and ESCR boosters for almost . . . . Continue Reading »
The London Times has apparently exposed one of the promoters of animal rights violence against a planned Oxford University laboratory that will engage in animal testing. The Oxford struggle is as important as the war against Huntingdon Life Sciences. If the Brownshirts win, no animal using industry . . . . Continue Reading »
The British National Health Service is rationing health care. Of this, there can no longer be substantial doubt. And it has been supported by the British Lords, the equivalent to our Supreme Court.The case in question involves a woman who has a type of breast cancer that is susceptible to treatment . . . . Continue Reading »
William Schatten and the disgraced Woo-suk Hwang from South Korea used to be bosom buddies. But then, Schatten jumped ship, Hwang sank deeper than the Titanic, and their entire partnership fell apart. Schatten apparently has attempted to patent cloning technologies that Hwang claims he (Schatten) . . . . Continue Reading »
Columnist Robert Novak is not only a smart pundit, but an excellent journalist. This article on Senator Jim Talent’s speech removing himself from sponsoring the Brownback/Landrieu Bill that would outlaw all human cloning, mirrors my sentiments. But Novak’s opinions are far more . . . . Continue Reading »
Missouri Senator Jim Talent has removed his name off of the Brownback/Landrieu Bill that would outlaw all human cloning. Does that mean he supports cloning for biomedical research? No. He still opposes all human cloning. He wants to promote Altered Nuclear Transfer, he says. Which is fine. ANT is . . . . Continue Reading »
There has been a several year campaign by “Big Biotech,” cloning propagandists, and some disease advocacy groups, particularly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), to redefine cloning and somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). Instead of using the accurate scientific . . . . Continue Reading »
It appears that progress is being made toward the treatment of spinal cord injury, with no moral qualms about the . . . . Continue Reading »
Mississippi appears on the brink of outlawing all human cloning. The vote was overwhelming, with only 4 opposed. Interestingly, the only quotes in this story on the vote are from opponents of the bill, so the reader has no idea why so many legislators supported the legislation. . . . . Continue Reading »
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