Wesley J. Smith

My piece on the Advanced Cell Technology mendacity and the media malpractice scandal is now up at the Weekly Standard. The piece is about 1000 words, but here are a few highlights:“‘NEW STEM CELL METHOD avoids destroying embryos,’ the New York Times headline blared. ‘Stem . . . . Continue Reading »

Advanced Cell Technology created the misimpression through its disingenuous press release that it had not destroyed embryos in its recently internationally touted experiment, although such deception is not in the actual Nature report. Nature is making sure that this is clear with an amended press . . . . Continue Reading »

Why would ACT issue a press release in variance from the actual paper published in Nature? To garner a mountain free, positive publicity, to be sure. But to what end? Follow the money. Here is a potential answer. In the wake of this mass media stampede, ACT’s stock has risen about 400%. . . . . Continue Reading »

I have checked this out. The actual paper published in Nature states that all 16 embryos were destroyed and 4-7 cells taken from each 8-10 cell embryo. The press release from ACT told a different story and the media stampeded. In other words, they wrote off the press release, not the actual . . . . Continue Reading »

Alright, I have read the Nature article and the breathless stories in the media about how the embryonic stem cell debate is over because ES cell lines can be obtained without destroying embryos. I have three preliminary words in response: Ba Low Nee. What is being reported in the MSM and what is . . . . Continue Reading »

So, Advanced Cell Technology (ACT), which announced wrongly several years ago that it had created the first human cloned embryos, and is constantly seeking to get itself in the news—perhaps in the quest for investment capital—has announced a new stem cell “breakthrough”. At . . . . Continue Reading »

So, I am about to leave for the dentist and I receive this e-mail: (Names omitted)“Hello,I represent a company called [NAME OMITTED] — a company that does what’s known as advanced search engine placement. We reach a network of over 22 million people who are predominantly US based. . . . . Continue Reading »

Robert T. Miller and I have continued our respectful disagreement about the importance of human equality as a meaningful principle when arguing about the most important cultural issues of our time in the public square. Check it . . . . Continue Reading »

I am not sure why Robert T. Miller is so determined to focus on the empty half of the partially filled glass, rather than acknowledge the portion that contains fluid. I have acknowledged that society’s general belief in equality is not game, set, and match, but rather that the philosophy of . . . . Continue Reading »

Good for the St. Louis Post Dispatch (which I have criticized for its stem cell coverage) for running a good story on the Falun Gong organ harvesting scandal. The more this important story is picked up, the better the chance that we can get a thorough and independent investigation of these charges. . . . . Continue Reading »