Wesley J. Smith

An Australian “brain dead” woman (clearly a misnomer, about which more below) was ordered removed from life support only a few weeks after suffering brain injury.  But thanks to the efforts of her family, she is now recovering.  From the story: A TERRITORIAN has woken from the . . . . Continue Reading »

A recent mouse experiment showed that IPSCs stimulate tissue rejection in mice. From the story:In an unexpected setback to efforts to harness a promising new type of stem cell to treat diseases, researchers reported on Friday that tissues made from those stem cells might be rejected by a . . . . Continue Reading »

Unbelievable. Andrew Barnes tried to access suicide tourism in Switzerland because he had been diagnosed as terminally ill. He wasn’t, and in fact, has since recovered.You’d think such a near miss would cause him some pause about the dangers of euthanasia.  After all,  if he . . . . Continue Reading »

Secondhand Smokette—no fan of Sarah Palin—has a blog out today that points out how abysmally Palin was treated when she first emerged on the national political stage.  I have said that I believe much of the irrational, spittle spewing hatred of Palin originates with the birth of . . . . Continue Reading »

The NEJM has long been off the cliff when it comes to medical ethics.  But now, it wants to sacrifice constitutionalism and representative governance on the altar of controlling healthcare costs by expanding the powers of IPAB over the entire health care sector.The misnamed Medicare Independent . . . . Continue Reading »

A link to this old 2002 interview of me by the radical transhumanist, J.  Hughes, came over the transom today.  This was recorded only shortly after I became involved with the animal rights issue and two years before I published Consumer’s Guide to a Brave New World.  This was . . . . Continue Reading »

I didn’t know Dr. S. videoed my physical yesterday:After “The Singularity,” Secondhand Smokette and I upload as GPS computers. I’ll let you guess who is who:Radical environmentalists continue to plan our Great Green . . . . Continue Reading »

Lung stem cells have been discovered in rodents that could lead to disease treatments.  From the AP Story:Scientists believe they’ve discovered stem cells in the lung that can make a wide variety of the organ’s tissues, a finding that might open new doors for treating emphysema and . . . . Continue Reading »

The living human bodies of the poor are increasingly looked upon by the rich and powerful as resources ripe for the mining.  As regular readers of SHS know: Ounce for ounce, human eggs have become the world’s most valuable commodity with eugenically correct young women able to garner tens . . . . Continue Reading »

I suspect these scientists don’t mean this as a compliment, but humans may soon have a new geological epoch named after us, to be called “Anthropocene.”  From the Nature News story:Humanity’s profound impact on this planet is hard to deny, but is it big enough to merit . . . . Continue Reading »