I have a book review of a wonderful history of the euthanasia movement in the current issue of First Things. It begins, “To read Ian Dowbiggin’s A Concise History of Euthanasia is to learn that in more than a century of advocacy for euthanasia, the arguments have barely changed at . . . . Continue Reading »
The UK has had a terrible time with animal liberationists trying to prevent the use of animals in necessary medical research. Apparently their campaign isn’t working. The number of animal experiments rose by 2% last year. Obviously, animals should not be subjected to research for frivolous . . . . Continue Reading »
Oh, puhleese: Time is now fear mongering that our top stem cell scientists will flee to Singapore to do stem cell research because of the President’s veto. Wait a minute! I thought they were all going to be coming to California to get a piece of the $3 billion we will be handing out in my . . . . Continue Reading »
So, my governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, has authorized California to borrow $150 million to fund the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine. This means a lot of money is going to go to human cloning and ESCR, more perhaps than researchers will be able to spend—money that may well never . . . . Continue Reading »
Renegade fertility doctor Panos Zavos claims to have tried reproductive cloning in several women, including a 52-year old. He failed and no pregnancies were established. He also claims to have created 4-celled cloned embryos, but they may not have been embryos at all since an egg without a nucleus . . . . Continue Reading »
Germany has a more restrictive policy on these issues than the USA. Here is a story about the country’s attempt to ban all EU funding of ESCR. (And guess what: Germany doesn’t have a “religious . . . . Continue Reading »
Here are a few of the pictures I took at yesterday’s event at the White House, plus one of me with my pal Tony . . . . Continue Reading »
Apparently, Carlos Lima’s paper came out while I was on vacation. I am told that the media paid it utterly no attention. But I will. Stay . . . . Continue Reading »
I knew this was coming, and now, here it is: Carlos Lima has published his research demonstrating that a patient’s own adult stem cells and olfactory mucosa can treat paralysis caused by spinal cord injury. This study, published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, reports on . . . . Continue Reading »
I attended President Bush’s stem cell speech yesterday, and I have to say, it was a real thrill as an American to be invited to the White House to hear the President of the United States give a major policy address.Taking the stars out of my eyes, as promised, here is my impression of the day: . . . . Continue Reading »
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