There has been much handwringing about the news that scientists injected human stem cells into pig embryos, creating a mostly-pig-but-a-little-bit-human chimera. Here are some other questions that must be debated about this emerging technology while it remains in the gestational stage: Continue Reading »
Here are five bioethical issues that have the potential to explode into controversy. Continue Reading »
Botox has been out for a long time, but it might need another look as to its safety thanks to a study done in rats on a related substance. From the story:Botulinum neurotoxin type A, sold as Allergan Inc.’s Botox remedy for wrinkles, can move from its injection site to the brain, a study . . . . Continue Reading »
No doubt the ALF will want to make up some Molotov cocktails and start threatening to murder scientists’ children: Biotechnologists have engineered transparent fish to observe how cancer grows and spreads. From the story: A transparent zebrafish has been engineered to allow scientists to watch . . . . Continue Reading »
The attackers of animal research take two paths toward attempting to end it—one of which I respect but with which I profoundly disagree—and the other which I neither respect nor accept. The argument that I think is wrong but respect (epitoimzed by Gary Francione), admits that scientific . . . . Continue Reading »
The wonderful adult stem cell advance that has liberated some organ transplant patients from anti-rejection drugs—which I posted about here—is yet another illustration of the ongoing need to use animals in medical research. From the story:[Dr. David] Sachs first tried this approach . . . . Continue Reading »
Most animal rights activists deny the many benefits—both scientific and medical—that we derive from doing animal research. This position is empirically untenable. Case in point: The recent experiment in which scientists created a beating heart from adult stem cells—which I blogged . . . . Continue Reading »
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