Wesley J. Smith

Come now the editorialists of the Washington Post, to express the paper’s opinion on the Advanced Cell Technology embryonic stem cell non breakthrough. The trouble is, the Post supports its opinion by totally ignoring the actual facts. The editorial focuses on the Bush Administration’s . . . . Continue Reading »

Wonder of wonder, miracle of miracles: Proving that it is possible to report accurately about the stem cell debate, The Economist actually got it right when describing ACT’s stem cell experiment, to wit:“The firm’s success is not, however, quite as clear-cut as it seems. The . . . . Continue Reading »

The MSM is beyond competence, it seems. Newsweek, hot to trot to turn the public away from supporting President Bush’s stem cell financing policy took a poll in the wake of the media hysteria about Advanced Cell Technology’s non advance getting ES cells without destroying embryos. The . . . . Continue Reading »

We can always count on the formerly great NYT to get things wrong. This editorial from today’s paper castigates conservatives for opposing Advanced Cell Technology’s breakthrough that didn’t really happen. Do the editorialists at that rag even care about the facts anymore? The . . . . Continue Reading »

ACT received an infusion of more than $10 million only days after its “big (non) breakthrough” generated screaming headlines in the world’s papers.A cynic might say, mission accomplished. And now there’s more news to back up the suspicion that the experiment was more snow job . . . . Continue Reading »

My piece on the Advanced Cell Technology mendacity and the media malpractice scandal is now up at the Weekly Standard. The piece is about 1000 words, but here are a few highlights:“‘NEW STEM CELL METHOD avoids destroying embryos,’ the New York Times headline blared. ‘Stem . . . . Continue Reading »

Advanced Cell Technology created the misimpression through its disingenuous press release that it had not destroyed embryos in its recently internationally touted experiment, although such deception is not in the actual Nature report. Nature is making sure that this is clear with an amended press . . . . Continue Reading »

Why would ACT issue a press release in variance from the actual paper published in Nature? To garner a mountain free, positive publicity, to be sure. But to what end? Follow the money. Here is a potential answer. In the wake of this mass media stampede, ACT’s stock has risen about 400%. . . . . Continue Reading »

I have checked this out. The actual paper published in Nature states that all 16 embryos were destroyed and 4-7 cells taken from each 8-10 cell embryo. The press release from ACT told a different story and the media stampeded. In other words, they wrote off the press release, not the actual . . . . Continue Reading »

Alright, I have read the Nature article and the breathless stories in the media about how the embryonic stem cell debate is over because ES cell lines can be obtained without destroying embryos. I have three preliminary words in response: Ba Low Nee. What is being reported in the MSM and what is . . . . Continue Reading »