The NHS continues to implode. Now dentists are leaving the service, perhaps leading to a collapse of socialized dentistry. From the story:Contract changes that have seen more than 1,000 dentists leave the health service threaten to bring about the end of NHS dentistry, MPs will be warned next week. . . . . Continue Reading »
William Neaves, head of the Stowers Institute, is perhaps the most disingenuous advocate for human cloning that I have ever encountered. To say that I disrespect the man is to say the sky is blue. Well, he’s at it again in this story about human cloning and stem cell research in Missouri. . . . . Continue Reading »
A South Korean company is in the business of cloning dead dogs to “recreate” the beloved pets through reproductive cloning From the story:The world’s first pet cloning service is to offer animal lovers the chance to recreate their dead companions, it was announced today. South . . . . Continue Reading »
Two new papers have just been published documenting further advances with induced pluripotent stem cells—-stem cells that are “embryonic-like” but that are not derived from embryos. When the announcement was made about the successful attempts at creating induced pluripotent stem . . . . Continue Reading »
It is often asserted that the law does not recognize the moral equality of fetuses and embryos. That isn’t entirely true. In the abortion controversy, the battle is over which should be paramount—the life of the fetus or the autonomy of the woman—and the law has concluded that it . . . . Continue Reading »
This is unbelievable: Malaria is a terrible affliction that takes the lives of millions. To their great credit, Bill and Melinda Gates, through their foundation, have poured wheel barrows full of money ($1.2 billion) to fight the disease. And what is their thanks? Dr. Arata Kochi, a World Health . . . . Continue Reading »
What was common sense for my grandmother. Science Daily reports : Active father figures have a key role to play in reducing behaviour problems in boys and psychological problems in young women, according to a review published in the February issue of Acta Paediatrica. Swedish researchers also found . . . . Continue Reading »
LifeSiteNews reports : 65-year-old Raleane “Rae” Kupferschmidt’s relatives were told by doctors that she was “brain dead” after she had suffered a massive cerebral haemorrhage in mid-January. Her family had taken her home to die and were in the process of grieving and . . . . Continue Reading »
Good news on a Saturday morning: A new paper is out touting more advances in understanding the mechanisms of IPSCs. It is written in pure scienceze and is way over my head. But a scientist friend of mine translated it and it appears that the paper’s authors have discovered that two potential . . . . Continue Reading »
Euthanasia is legal in Belgium as well as the Netherlands. And if anything, the Belgians have embraced it with greater fervor than the Dutch. Cases have risen 15% and that is thought to be underreported. From the story: However, the real number of cases is believed to be double that 1% of deaths in . . . . Continue Reading »
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