The bioethics of stem cell research and therapy
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- Korean women rush to donate eggs after research pioneer resigns. // BMJ: British Medical Journal (International Edition);12/3/2005, Vol. 331 Issue 7528, p1291
The article reports on the resignation of research Hwang Woo-suk as chairman of the recently formed World Stem Cell Hub. The author reviews how Hwang resigned after admitting that the eggs he used in his laboratory's research came from two junior researchers in his team and from paid donors....
- ZYGOTES & BLASTOCYSTS. Callahan, Sidney // Commonweal;6/14/2002, Vol. 129 Issue 12, p7
Comments on the debate on whether to protect human zygotes, blastocyts and embryos from manipulation or loss. Description on human zygotes; Arguments of pro-research groups; Position of the Catholic Church to experiments with human life.
- HELPING HAND. Scholl, David // Commonweal;4/24/2009, Vol. 136 Issue 8, p4
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- The meaning of life. // Nature;7/19/2001, Vol. 412 Issue 6844, p255
Reports that pro-life groups have denounced the Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine in Virginia for claiming to have created human embryos in vitro for the sole purpose of harvesting embryonic stem cells. Potential of stem cell research in reproductive medicine; How mammalian life starts;...
- Embryo as epiphenomenon: some cultural, social and economic forces driving the stem cell debate. Green, R. M. // Journal of Medical Ethics;Dec2008, Vol. 34 Issue 12, p840
Our human embryonic stem cell debates are not simply about good or bad ethical arguments. The fetus and the embryo have instead become symbols for a larger set of value conflicts occasioned by social and cultural changes. Beneath our stem cell debates lie conflicts between those who would...
- Embryonic stem cells: The end doesn't justify the means. Lee, Jacqueline // U.S. Catholic;Jan2002, Vol. 67 Issue 1, p24
Argues that the promise of treating many diseases held by stem cell research can never justify the destruction of human life in the process. Main advantages of embryonic stem cells, according to its supporters; Percent of Catholics surveyed that support stem cell research; Principles that...
- A Comparative Approach To The Regulation Of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research In Europe. Halliday, Samantha // Medical Law Review;Mar2004, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p40
The article discusses the controversies surrounding the research in human embryonic stem cells in Europe. It mentions that human embryonic stem cells research offers a prospect of great medical benefits but requires research on human embryo and destroy the embryo from which they are taken. It...
- Local Researchers Offer Ideas on Stem-Cell Debate. Webb, Marion // San Diego Business Journal;7/30/2001, Vol. 22 Issue 31, p5A
Focuses on the monitor made by researchers and members of the biotech community on the debate of stem-cell research funding in San Diego, California. Views of on the advantages and disadvantages of embryonic stem-cell research; Comparison between adult and embryonic stem cells; Sponsorship of...
- Beyond the 'embryo question': human embryonic stem cell ethics in the context of biomaterial donation in the UK. Bahadur, G.; Morrison, M.; Machin, L. // Reproductive BioMedicine Online;Dec2010, Vol. 21 Issue 7, p868
Discussion about the ethics of human embryonic stem cell (ESC) research in the UK tends to be dominated by the divisive and potentially intractable issue of the moral status of the embryo. This can have the effect of silencing or marginalizing other concerns, especially in the context of public...
