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Category: Cloning
The scientific and medical justifications for SCNT are getting weaker, and the social and ethical problems it raises aren't going away.
Posted by Marcy Darnovsky at 4:03 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The post kicking off our discussion of stem cell research included the following questions: Much controversy has arisen over the question of whether or not it is ethical to use human embryonic stem cells for medical research since these cell lines are usually derived from a young (usually 4-5 day old) human embryo. There is some relatively new research that suggests these cells can be extracted without harming the embryo. ... [W]hat future do you see for the controversy surrounding stem cells- will new technologies allow scientists to bypass the ethical oppositions, or will they continue to struggle for legal...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 3:27 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Stem cells
On November 4 of this year, Michigan voters approved Proposal 2, which repealed the state's ban on embryonic stem cell research. In a state with one of the highest employment rates in the nation and an economy shattered by the collapsing auto industry, Proposal 2, which passed by a margin of 52.6 to 47.4 percent, quickly was embraced by scientists, entrepreneurs, and many citizens as a potential life saver. Last week, Sean Morrison, who directs the University of Michigan's Center for Stem Cell Biology, told Crain's Detroit that "very quickly there will be an infusion of millions in grants to...
Posted by Alexandra Stern at 11:12 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Stem cells
Overestimating the case against embryonic stem cell research.
Posted by Mike at 4:25 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Stem cells
Those of you who know me from my own blog will know that I look at ethical issues in the practice of science and in the overlap between the tribe of science and the larger society in which scientists are imbedded. There are some scientific research projects that seem so esoteric, so far removed from practical issues about which non-scientists care, that the public can't seem to muster enthusiasm, interest, or even awareness. And then there's stem cell research....
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 3:16 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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