It’s currently happening in the US regarding stem cell research. And may soon also happen in the UK. From the BBC: Brown compromise over embryo vote . Opponents say the bill will lead to ‘Frankenstein’-style experiments Link
Stem Cells
Twenty years from now..
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.”~Mark Twain
Via BU – Experts call for a unified approach to U.S. stem cell research
Experts call for a unified approach to U.S. stem cell research Ruarri Serpa Issue date: 3/25/08 Boston-area medical experts called for more uniform federal stem cell research policies, and said having inconsistent policies leads to less collaboration among scientists and misconceptions that give the public a negative view of the field. Harvard Medical Center pediatric…
Via CBS: The Holy Grail of Medicine
COOL! Just like a lizard’s tail… It’s true, this is the holy grail of medicine. And we got to see a glimpse of it with Andy & Sofia. Medicine’s Cutting Edge: Re-Growing Organs(CBS) Imagine re-growing a severed fingertip, or creating an organ in the lab that can be transplanted into a patient without risk of…
Reuters: Cloned cells treat Parkinson’s in mice
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) – Researchers who used cloned embryonic stem cells to treat Parkinson’s disease in mice said on Sunday they worked better than other cells. The researchers were trying to prove that it is possible to make embryonic stem cells using cloning technology and use…
Maura & Anne Marie at Andy’s school
Maura & Anne Marie are nurses at Six West, the stem cell transplant unit at Children’s Hospital Boston. They visited Andy’s school last Tuesday March 11 to talk to his classmates about his transplant. It was a great presentation. Thank you Maura & Anne Marie! Andy feels more confident. Andy’s teacher reminded me that I’m…
Vatican lists 7 social sins
This from Bloomberg: Pope Benedict XVI has spoken out on social issues throughout his three-year papacy. He backs a current political initiative to outlaw abortions after 90 days and encouraged Catholics to abstain from a 2005 referendum on easing restrictive laws on fertility treatments, which failed to achieve the 50 percent participation level to make…
I will talk here today
At the Children’s Hospital Board of Overseers Annual Luncheon. 5 min talk about “Extreme parenthood” View Larger Map
Customized Stem Cells
Customized Stem Cells Reprogramming cells taken from disease sufferers could lead to new treatments. By Emily Singer The discovery late last year of a way to generate stem cells from adult skin cells could allow scientists to study disease in unprecedented detail, from earliest inception to final biochemical demise. That’s because the…
State of the Union
I believe that his definition is incorrect. It’s unethical. If he truly believes what he says then there should be a ban of IVF clinics… Skin derived stem cells is a major breakthrough but at the end the cost of opportunity of doing more experiments vs. using embryonic stem cells from the beginning will be higher and more…