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Attending Lutheran Ethicists Gathering in San Jose

Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 7th, 2010

Will post more later. Prof. J. Daryl Charles presenting in 15 minutes 1:30 p.m. MT.

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National Institutes of Health OKs use of stem cells from “leftover” frozen embryos

Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 2nd, 2009

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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UPenn’s Amy Gutmann named head of Obama’s new Bioethics Commission http://bit.ly/7FAzC5

Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 24th, 2009

From the University of Pennsylvania’s Web site:
President Barack Obama announced today the appointment of Penn President Amy Gutmann as Chair of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. As Chair of the Commission, Gutmann will advise President Obama on a range of bioethical issues, while continuing to serve as President of the University.
The [...]

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September 23 is Stem Cell Awareness Day

Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 22nd, 2009

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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British synthetic-biology center to welcome sociologists

Posted in Uncategorized on May 13th, 2009

It may not sound interesting at first, but a new center at London’s Imperial College is taking into consideration the public impact of research. In “Synthetic biology gets ethical,” Nature News reports:
[Senior staff member and sociologist Nikolas] Rose’s team will train graduate students and staff to consider the social and ethical implications of their research. [...]

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California’s stem cell sickness

Posted in ESCR, stem cell on Mar 31st, 2009

According to Michael Hiltzik in this March 30 piece from the Los Angeles Times, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine isn’t doing too well these days: 
The $6-billion [stem cell] program was enacted by voters in 2004 as Proposition 71 after a campaign of exceptional intellectual dishonesty, featuring vignettes of sufferers from diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other heartbreaking [...]

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