William Hurbut has been the driving force behind alterned nuclear transfer (ANT)that seeks to create pluripotent stem cells through nuclear transfer technology without an embryo ever having come into being. The first animal tests have been tried and there is good indication that the technique might . . . . Continue Reading »
Researchers at Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) have claimed publicly that they were able to derive embryonic stem cells without destroying the embryo. The story is international. Some of it is also clueless. The report in the the Guardian states that this purported breakthrough (I will explain why I . . . . Continue Reading »
I am not going to comment on whether the court is right or wrong in ordering the removal of ventilator support (but not food and fluids) from a catastrophically brain damaged baby—over his mother’s objections. (The child appears to have been abused.) But if there are times in which . . . . Continue Reading »
I was sent this WEB site about the potential for juvenile diabetes to be cured by adult spleen stem cells. Anyone interested in this promising research should hit this . . . . Continue Reading »
PETA has responded to my column in the Weekly Standard about the thuggery of SHAC and animal rights terrorism in the cause of shutting down Huntingdon Life Sciences. Here is the letter in its entirety:“Editor:In his condemnation of the tactics of some British animal activists, Wesley J. Smith . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday, the Chicago Sun Times reported that stem cells found in amniotic fluid have repaired organs in fetuses: “Boston doctors used cells taken from a pregnant lamb’s amniotic fluid to grow a new trachea, then implanted the organ into the ailing fetus, an experiment that may pave the . . . . Continue Reading »
The International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide is the best single source of information on assisted suicide and euthanasia that there is. Moreover, the good folks at the Task Force are responsible for persuading me of the overriding importance of euthanasia as a public policy issue. . . . . Continue Reading »
One day, you would think the New York Times would find this kind of story worthy of extended coverage. Bone marrow stem cells from patient’s own bodies have improved liver disease in three of five patients in early human trials. “Within two months, the liver function and general health . . . . Continue Reading »
I have an article (subscription required) in this week’s Weekly Standard about the thuggery of some animal rights activists. It describes how a small cadre of animal rights terrorists called Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) has undertaken a campaign of intimidation and criminal harassment . . . . Continue Reading »
Two weeks ago I taped a debate about assisted suicide on the NPR program Talking Justice. It begins airing around the country on Saturday, October 8th, and can also be accessed at the show’s WEBsite. My adversary was Kathryn Tucker, the lawyer for Compassion and Choices (aka Hemlock Society). . . . . Continue Reading »
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