Of course! But some think otherwise. Here’s the story in the San Francisco Chronicle, byline Sabin Russell:Evidence is building that an experimental AIDS vaccine given to 1,500 volunteers not only failed to protect those who received it, but may have put some of them at higher risk of . . . . Continue Reading »
What will they think of next? A company called C’elle, will—for a hefty fee, up to $1500 plus annual storage fee—collect and store women’s menstrual blood (“your monthly miracle”) and extract stem cells contained therein in case of future need. The company touts . . . . Continue Reading »
In a new experiment, nerve stem cells from infant mice were injected into mice with damaged brains, and appeared to restore memory. From the story:Tests showed stem cells, the body’s basic building blocks used for repair and growth, can turn into new brain cells and produce a chemical that . . . . Continue Reading »
The BBC has an inappropriate “right to die” headline over a story involving the tragic case of a woman who died after refusing a blood transfusion because her of faith as a Jehovah’s Witness. In fact, the woman did not want to die. And the story acknowledges the case actually . . . . Continue Reading »
I usually like Will Saletan’s writing, even though I also usually disagree with him. But I don’t get the gratuitous reference to Terri Schiavo in his musing about the surgery on the Indian girl to remove extra arms and legs. He wrote in Slate:Doctors are trying to fix a girl with eight . . . . Continue Reading »
I think we are so awash in “scientific studies”—many hyper-politicized or contradictory with other studies—that it seems to me that they offer little of value any more. For example, some researchers claim that calorie deprivation can extend lives. But a now verified study . . . . Continue Reading »
This is great news: The “blank check” mentality finally hit a wall as New Jersey’s voters said a big no to borrowing $450 million for human cloning and stem cell research. From the story: New Jersey voters rejected the state’s plan to borrow $450 million over 10 years to . . . . Continue Reading »
Whilst looking for an image for the last post, I came across this cartoon. It cracked me up so I thought I would share . . . . Continue Reading »
The myth about Oregon legal assisted suicide is that all is A-Okay because the Oregon Statistics don’t reveal abuses. Of course, that is because they were designed not to reveal abuses, and indeed, those in charge have admitted in testimony to a House of Lords investigative committee that they . . . . Continue Reading »
Last year the Center for Bioethics and Culture asked me to prognosticate about what would happen in the world of bioethics and biotechnology in 07. I did and now it is time to judge my future as an augur. I was right in 5 out of 8 predictions, to wit:1. The Bush policy on federal funding of ESCR . . . . Continue Reading »
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