Wesley J. Smith

This is a partial transcript of a podcast aired by Nature. It is an interview with Robert Lanza, of Advanced Cell Technology. (You can hear it for yourself, here.) In it, he clearly claims to have taken one cell from an embryo and derived ES cells without destroying the embryo—when of course . . . . Continue Reading »

This seems to be irrefutable proof that ACT mounted an intentional campaign of lying and deception about its embryonic stem cell non-breakthrough. According to a story newly published in Nature, in an August 23 podcast, ACT’s chief scientist Robert Lanza stated, “What we have done, for . . . . Continue Reading »

I am told that Ronald Green is now saying he was misquoted when the Washington Post quoted him as stating about Advanced Cell Technology’s embryonic stem cell non-breakthrough, “You can honestly say this cell line is from an embryo that was in no way harmed or destroyed.”I very . . . . Continue Reading »

So, Advanced Cell Technology issued a press release today about its Dr. Robert Lanza testifying before a senate subcommittee about his great stem cell non-breakthrough. And despite being caught red-handed hyping the result of the experiment, the company’s PR team continues to spin the story . . . . Continue Reading »

The ACT hype is coming back to haunt the company and should (but won’t) embarrass the company’s willing accomplices in the media. Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), a strong supporter of ESCR and human cloning research, lambasted Dr. Robert Lanza of ACT for misleading the public in a . . . . Continue Reading »

I was asked by To The Source, a weekly on-line news letter with a decidedly “Judeo/Christian” bent that is distributed to more than 100,000 subscribers, to write about the Advanced Cell Technology hype and what it all means. Here is the result. I argue that the intense focus on obtaining . . . . Continue Reading »

Good for the Milwaukee Journal for publishing this column by Jean Peduzzi-Nelson, a medical professor at Wayne State University. Her point is that most of the advances coming in stem cell research are of the non embryonic variety.Peduzzi-Nelson also effectively punctures the reigning presumption . . . . Continue Reading »

This story is a perfect example of how euthanasia advocacy leads toward a pro-suicide mindset. A UK prison reformer advocates that prisoners who are depressed about their confinement have access to euthanasia. “”We have one life, it is our own life and prisoners should be able to end it . . . . Continue Reading »

I often criticize people who disagree with me in the biotechnology debates for misleading the public and playing political games. Integrity now compels me to point out that Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Green is cynically attempting to harness all the hype surrounding Advanced . . . . Continue Reading »

There is an ongoing harassment and intimidation campaign to intimidate UCLA scientists away from conducting medical research with primates. One researcher has already been scared off. Another had an incendiary device left on his doorstep, which may have accidentally been left at the wrong house. . . . . Continue Reading »