A FRESH LOOK AT STEM CELL RESEARCH
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- Responses to the Human Embryo and Embryonic Stem Cells: Scientific and Theological Assessments. Jones, D. Gareth // Science & Christian Belief;Oct2005, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p199
The prospect of employing embryonic stem cells for research has reignited debate over the status of the human embryo. However, the current debate centres on the very earliest stages of embryonic development, notably on the blastocyst at around 5-7 days' gestation. After a scientific overview of...
- Ethics for embryos. Parker, C. // Journal of Medical Ethics;Oct2007, Vol. 33 Issue 10, p614
This paper responds to DW Brock's technically strong case the use of human embryonic stem cells in medical research. His main issue in this context is the question of whether it is moral to destroy viable human embryos. He offers a number of reasons to support his view that it is moral to...
- The Frankenstein Factor. Glueck, Michael Arnold; Cihak, Robert J. // Orange County Business Journal;5/23/2005, Vol. 28 Issue 21, p51
The article authors comment on the decision of the California electorate to vote for 3 billion dollars in bonds to support stem cell research. California has put itself on the cutting edge of a controversial, and often confusing, scientific inquiry. To see how baffling the issues can be, one can...
- Human embryonic stem cell research debates: a Confucian argument. Tsai, D. F.-C. // Journal of Medical Ethics;Nov2005, Vol. 31 Issue 11, p635
Human embryonic stem cell research can bring about major biomedical breakthroughs and thus contribute enormously to human welfare, yet it raises serious moral problems because it involves using human embryos for experiment. The "moral status of the human embryo" remains the core of such debates....
- An End to Debate or 'D�j� Vu'? Carmichael, Mary // Newsweek;6/18/2007, Vol. 149 Issue 25, p14
The article focuses on the issue of stem cell research in the U.S. Congress. A bill to loosen restrictions on funding stem cell research passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 7, 2007. Scientists revealed on June 6, 2007 a technique using mature skin cells of mice which could...
- Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Its Regulation. Smith, Anthony J. // Journal of Dental Research;Mar2007, Vol. 86 Issue 3, p197
The author discusses the ethical debate over human embryonic stem cell research (hESC). It is stressed that there is considerable disparity between the nations of the world with regard to regulatory control of hESC research and its public funding. It is noted that support for hESC research...
- Europe asks UK to reject cloning approval �. Dickson, David // Nature Medicine;Oct2000, Vol. 6 Issue 10, p1068
Reports that members of Great Britain's Parliament have been asked by their European colleagues to reject a government recommendation from a British body that has proposed changes to legislation on embryo research to allow the cloning of human embryos using cell nuclear transfer. Proposal to...
- IVF and the history of stem cells. Edwards, R.G. // Nature;9/27/2001, Vol. 413 Issue 6854, p349
Examines the historical potential of embryo stem cells. Fundamental approach to alleviating severe incurable human maladies; Origin of the embryo stem cell; Significance of the birth of children conceived in vitro; Characteristics of embryo stem cells.
- Stem-cell competition. Orkin, Stuart H.; Morrison, Sean J. // Nature;7/4/2002, Vol. 418 Issue 6893, p25
Discusses various issues on embryonic stem (ES) cell research. Risk and ethics of studying human ES cells; Diseases that potentially could be treated by research on ES cells; Discussion of two research papers on ES cells.
