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Posted in Uncategorized on May 7th, 2009
From the National Human Genome Research Institute: The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has started its next long-range planning process. The Institute wants to conduct a wide-ranging assessment of the state of the art in genomics and where the field should be going in the next several years. This will help NHGRI and others [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 7th, 2009
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops launched a campaign yesterday to oppose federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. From the USCCB site: Following President Obama’s March 9 executive order, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has proposed guidelines for federally funded embryonic stem cell research. The guidelines would – for the first time [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 7th, 2009
At Science Progress, Marcy Darnovsky, associate executive director of the Center for Genetics and Society argues that in this age of OctoMom, The fertility industry’s professional societies offer a potential avenue for self-regulation of the field, but their existing recommendations are too often ignored. Other countries regulate assisted reproduction to protect the well-being of all [...]
The Reverend Robert C. Baker, B.B.A, M.Div., M.S., is an ordained pastor in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, and serves as an adjunct professor of philosophy at Lindenwood University's Belleville, IL campus. He is general editor of Natural Law: A Lutheran Reappraisal (CPH, 2011), author of "Natural Law, Human Sexuality, and Forde's 'Acid Test'" appearing in that volume, is the author of What Happened To Merry Christmas?, and has authored or edited numerous Bible studies and books.
