Monthly Archives: January 2012

16-12-2011 11:02 Genomics in Medicine Lecture Series December 2, 2011 Read more from the original source: The Human Genome and Individualized Medicine - David Valle, MD - Video … Continue reading →

15-11-2011 02:28 Composing Competitive Applications for California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Funding (Part 2 of 8) March 3, 2010 Pat Olson, PhD CIRM Executive Director of Scientific Activities Read more: CIRM Grant Writing: RFA's - Where does your Project Fit? - Video … Continue reading →

18-11-2011 05:34 UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: Prometheus and I: building new body parts from stem cells Professor Martin Birchall (UCL Ear Institute) Prometheus created life from clay, and within many biologists and surgeons there is a primal desire to do the same from the materials at hand, in an effort to stave off death and disease. Organ transplantation has been one Promethean solution, but a lack of donor organs, ethical and other issues limits the stretch of this technology. We performed the world's first stem cell based organ transplants in an adult and then in a child, and the results suggest a new future for organ replacement More here: Prometheus and I: building new body parts from stem cells (15 Nov 2011) - Video … Continue reading →

18-11-2011 09:30 Website http://www.christian.org.uk Facebook http Twitter twitter.com YouTube http://www.youtube.com Over 70 of Scotland's largest evangelical churches have signed an open letter to First Minister Alex Salmond urging him not to redefine marriage -- Tesco has sparked outrage after deciding to drop its support for the Cancer Research 'Race for Life', and then announcing that it will become a headline sponsor of Britain's largest gay festival -- Liverpool has become the first city in the UK to carry a homosexual rainbow emblem on some of its street signs -- The world's first official trial using human embryonic stem cells has been shelved -- The Welsh Assembly Government wants to change the law so that doctors can take organs from dead people who did not give explicit consent before they died -- The Prime Minister has selected his own choice of Bible verses to write out as part of the Peoples Bible celebration of 400 years of the King James Version -- And the Queen has attended a special anniversary service at Westminster Abbey this week, also part of the King James Bible anniversary celebrations. Original post: News Bulletin 18 November 2011 -- The Christian Institute - Video … Continue reading →

28-12-2011 18:01 Presented by Mark Frankle, Director of the Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on December 10, 2011. Read the original: The Brain on Trial: How Neuroscience Challenges the Law as We Know It - Video … Continue reading →