Two Boats, a Helicopter & Stem Cells
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- Scientists say placenta may ease stern-cell debate. MacPherson, Kitta // National Catholic Reporter;1/26/2007, Vol. 43 Issue 13, p5
The article reports that first-time parents Greg and Didi Bogert from New Jersey will become pioneers in the science of stem-cell technology. The couple are part of a small group choosing to store stem cells extracted from the placenta. The stem cells will be stored at the biotechnology firm...
- FROM THE EDITORS. Rhodes, Rosamond; Sheldon, Mark // APA Newsletters;Spring2007, Vol. 6 Issue 2, p1
The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including a reprint of the article "Ethical Issues in Using and Not Using Embryonic Stem Cells," by Frances M. Kamm and a review of Tony Hope's book "Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction."
- Bioethics & Medicine. // Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity;Jan/Feb2008, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p55
The article discusses issues concerning bioethics and medicine. Christian ethicists in Japan do not agree with the new guidelines for stopping life-prolonging treatment. Lee Silver, a molecular biologist of Princeton, said that there may be no god or many gods and no universal master plan which...
- Regulating stem cell research in Europe by the back door. Holm, S. // Journal of Medical Ethics;Aug2003, Vol. 29 Issue 4, p203
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- 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....
- Promises, Promises. Callahan, Daniel // Commonweal;1/14/2005, Vol. 132 Issue 1, p12
Addresses the campaign for embryonic stem-cell research in the U.S. organized by Robert Klein II. Definition of embryonic stem-cell research; Benefits of stem-cell research in the cure of deadly diseases; Information on the ethical and moral issues surrounding the campaign.
- Embryonic Stem Cell Research: A Moral Defense. Kamm, F. M. // APA Newsletters;Spring2003, Vol. 2 Issue 2, p202
Examines the moral importance of human embryos in embryonic stem cell (ESC) research. Arguments advanced on the medical benefits of ESC research; Sources of ESC; Guidelines for federally-funded research involving ESC; Way to reopen the option of cloning as a source of ESC; Problems with...
- Patents, Royalties, and Publicly Funded Stem Cell Research. Debaets, Amy Michelle // Ethics & Medicine: An International Journal of Bioethics;Fall2005, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p188
The article offers views on the controversy over the public funding of human embryonic stem cell research. It provides information on the state of the embryonic stem cell research in California and New Jersey. Potential of human embryonic stem cell lines in the U.S. is discussed. It suggests the...
- Pro-life and anti-ethics. Grayling, A. C. // New Scientist;12/22/2007, Vol. 196 Issue 2635/2636, p76
The author asserts that the use of embryonic stem cells in medical research is pro-life, in that the use of potential life is used to further the cures of people already alive. A discussion of the the use of the 30 cells in a blastocyst, which are surplus after in-vitro fertilization processes,...
