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From The Australian: STEM cell researchers have found a way to turn a person’s skin into blood, a process that could be used to treat cancer and other ailments, according to a Canadian study published today.The method uses cells from a patch of a person’s skin and transforms it into blood that is a genetic [...]

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Calling it an “epic fail,” Clyde Middleton at Liberty Pundits shares the good news that President Obama’s Executive Order 13505, “Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells Destroying Tiny Human Beings” has been “tossed” by DC District Court Judge Royce Lamberth. This means that the administration cannot use federal funds to expand [...]

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Absent Autonomy: CTCR Ethical Recommendations Regarding the Beginning of Human Life Robert C. Baker For partial credit toward MHE 604 Section 01 Social and Cultural Contexts of Health Care – Summer I 2010 Word Count: 1,935 Abstract: The Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) aids that church body [...]

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David Prentice at the FRC blog suggests that due to an apparent lack of genetic (i.e., racial) diversity in embryonic stem cell lines recently approved for research by President Obama, scientists will be looking for non-Caucasian/European/Middle Eastern/East Asian embryos. Prentice quotes University of Michigan researcher, Prof. Sean Morrison, as saying that his group will also [...]

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In a marked departure from the Bush administration mandate, the National Institutes of Health today authorized the use of embryonic stem cell lines taken from “leftover” frozen embryos at two infertility clinics. Note that these embryos were originally conceived to become living children of their parent/donors; now under the Obama administration such “leftovers” can be [...]

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What? After President Obama expanded the use of federal funds for embryonic stem cell research? The New York Times has the story: The university’s board of regents is scheduled to take up the matter on Friday [November 20], and if it approves the restrictions — some opponents of the research say they have the votes, [...]

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In a recent New England Journal of Medicine interview, National Institute of Health’s director Francis Collins was queried about stem cell research. His response is telling in what it lacks: he fails to mention proven results using adult stem cells: Steinbrook: What will the results of stem-cell research mean for human health? Collins: My crystal [...]

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By proclamation of Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger (California) and Jim Doyle (Wisconsin), and Mayors Gavin Newsom (San Francisco) and Jerry Sanders (San Diego), September 23 is “Stem Cell Awareness Day.” It is a good day to rejoice that we all began our earthly journey as embryonic stem cells, give thanks for the medical advancement and proven [...]

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From Stem Cell Research News: Animals being tested using Geron Corporation’s treatment for spinal cord injury developed cysts at the injury sites, a finding that led the U.S. FDA to place a clinical hold on a planned human trial of the treatment, the Menlo Park, Calif.-based stem cell firm said on August 27. However, Geron [...]

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The Bioethics.net blog reports that University of Wisconsin bioethicist R. Alta Charo has accepted a one-year renewable post as senior advisor to the Office of the FDA Commissioner. Charo is an outspoken proponent of abortion and human embryonic stem cell research.

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