“The scientists” in the UK are throwing a tantrum because their funding for the creation of human/cow hybrid embryos has apparently slowed. From the story:Britain’s effort to lead the world in stem cell research with the creation of human-animal “hybrid” clones has . . . . Continue Reading »
Articles that worry about the rising costs of health care and hand wring about what we are to do about it are a dime a dozen. Still, Washington Post Science and Medical Reporter David Brown has written a lengthy article that presents a good summary of the problem. From the story: This difficult . . . . Continue Reading »
Bomb threats should be called what they are: Death threats. Animal researchers at UC Davis are being threatened. From the story: Police at UC Davis are on high alert while they are investigating a threat made on a controversial Web site targeting two of the university’s researchers.According . . . . Continue Reading »
In the January issue of First Things , we are proud to have Joseph Bottum and Fr. Richard John Neuhaus reflect on the current state of abortion politics in America. In “Abortion after Obama,” Bottum takes a hard look at the challenges facing the pro-life movement with the coming of the . . . . Continue Reading »
The Culture of Death reaches into elementary school:Rat: I feel your pain but quitting is not the . . . . Continue Reading »
The media continue to report narratives (theirs) instead of stories. Here’s a headline you didn’t see, but should have: “Sea Ice Returns to 1979 Levels: Growth Is Fastest Rate of Change Ever.” From the notice at Daily Tech: Thanks to a rapid rebound in recent months, global . . . . Continue Reading »
The media is at it again, pushing the stem cell line desired by a Big Biotech company. This story in the Chicago Tribune seems sparked by Geron’s publicity department rather than having been garnered through independent reporting. It’s about why the field has moved slowly and how Geron . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve just finished uploading another batch of photographs of Fr. Neuhaus onto the website. They are some of his—and our—personal favorites. . . . . Continue Reading »
The coup de culture is driving some of us out of our minds. This post has to do with the radical environmentalism/earth religion part of the triad of the New Western Order that includes as its other manifestation, utilitarianism and hedonism. A physicist has warned that we are destroying the planet . . . . Continue Reading »
Several SHSers have sent me the story of the birth of the baby girl, who was selected “in” as an embryo, as her “defective” siblings were destroyed, and permitted to be implanted and born because she did not carry a gene that gives rise to breast cancer. Yuval Levin has . . . . Continue Reading »
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