Legislation that redefines human cloning so that it legalizes it while purporting to ban it altogether is all the rage these days among Big Biotech boosters. An attempt to pass such a phony ban in the Congress lost today by a majority vote. Yuval Levin has the details over at . . . . Continue Reading »
The word from Sacramento is that the authors of A.B. 374, and Assembly Speaker Nunez have turned the political pressure cooker to the red zone as they seek 41 votes to pass the bill into the California Senate. So far, they are apparently not there. The news is that the bill has been put into the . . . . Continue Reading »
Scientists continue to make headway on the goal of reverting adult cells back to an embryonic stem cell state. From the story:Their procedure makes ordinary skin cells behave like stem cells. If the same can be done with human cells - a big if - the procedure could lead to breakthrough medical . . . . Continue Reading »
James Shirley, the biologist was denied tenure by MIT. An African-American, he claims racism. I suspect (but cannot prove) however, that it is his anti-human cloning and ESCR mindset that caused his denial—which is highlighted in “A Stem-Cell Heretic Makes His Case: MIT Scientist Says . . . . Continue Reading »
If this story is true, it is not the first time that Africans have been used in unethical experiments that would never be attempted in developed nations. Pfizer is being sued by Nigeria for killing and disabling children whilst testing a drug for the treatment of meningitis. I will not make any . . . . Continue Reading »
This article in Wired demonstrates that, due to genetic engineering, animals may be becoming even more useful in medical research. From the story:A panel of 36 mice could finally deliver the long-unfulfilled promise of personalized medicine. The mice were specially bred to contain just about any . . . . Continue Reading »
The disability rights community may be getting a bit under Jack Kevorkian’s skin.Also, contrary to his lawyer’s many claims, Kevorkian apparently isn’t near his death bed.He said his hepatitis isn‘t bothering him currently, but he worries that his liver disease could flare up . . . . Continue Reading »
Assemblywoman Patty Berg, the driving legislator behind A.B. 374, the bill to legalize assisted suicide in California, is calling for reinforcements from the left wing base of the Democratic Party. Apparently, she doesn’t have the votes to prevail, and so she is pulling out the . . . . Continue Reading »
The CBS Web site has posted my NRO piece on Jack Kevorkian, which provides information in Kevorkian’s own words about his actual motives and history, important issues that most media simply won’t discuss. Thanks to CBS for the attempt at . . . . Continue Reading »
I just watched the 60 Minutes interview of Kevorkian, and it was everything I expected it wouldn’t be. First, “the hug” is not shown. The video of Kevorkian’s release is shown, and when Wallace is meeting Kevorkian, the video cuts just before Wallace’s infamous smiling . . . . Continue Reading »
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