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More Adult Stem Cell Successes

This stuff comes over the transom all of the time, so I thought I’d share some of it with y’all.Israeli scientists report that umbilical cord blood stem cells can rejuvenate heart tissue.Adult stem cell therapy quickly and significantly improves recovery of motor function in an animal . . . . Continue Reading »

Assisted Suicide: A Policy of Privilege

I have been reading stories about the oral arguments in the Supreme Court yesterday in Gonzales v. Oregon. It is often said that predictions cannot be made based on oral arguments. Bunk. In every appellate case in which I have been involved or observed, it was easy to discern at least the general . . . . Continue Reading »

Another "Unconscious" Patient Awakens

Here we go again: A patient who supposedly had no chance of recovery has awakened. He states that while he was unable to respond, he could hear everything around him—verifying the article published in The Scientist that those in PVS may be able to hear, which I blogged on September 20 . . . . Continue Reading »

The Woes of Proposition 71

What a debacle Proposition 71 is fast becoming. This article by the Christian bioethicist Nigel Cameron lays only part of it out. California is going billions in debt while our emergency rooms shut down for lack of funds, as we pay fat cat Big Biotech companies and their university collaborators . . . . Continue Reading »

My Inverview on Wisconsin Public Radio

I was interviewed by Kathllen Dunn on Wisconsin Public Radio last Thursday (9/29) for an hour on Consumer’s Guide to a Brave New World. It was a very positive experience with some interesting questions from listeners. If you have an hour, take a listen. I think you will find it worth your . . . . Continue Reading »

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