Category Archives: Stem Cell Research

Human Embryonic Stem Cells Cloned Human embryonic stem cells are cloned. Dolly, the cloned sheep was born on July 5th, 1996. 17 years later, human skin cells and an unfertilized donor egg wit... By: GeoBeatsNews … Continue reading →

PJTV: Cloning Is Shameful: Why Abortion Advocates Love Human Cloning AlfonZo Rachel thinks clones and the science of cloning is a lot like medical marijuana. Hear why as Zo brings you the facts about this scary new science, an... By: PJTV … Continue reading →

Stem Cells: Origin, Importance, Applications. Celulas Madre (Subtitulos Espanol) Informative video on Stem Cells. Experts in Stem Cell research will tell about the different types of stem cells, about their origine, application and future... By: TheScienceCuriosity … Continue reading →

Adult Stem Cell Research for Heart Disease and Stroke By: Chandler Regional … Continue reading →

The news of another breakthrough in Oregon in stem-cell technology the cloning of embryos using human tissues and then the ability to harvest stem cells from them opens up new possibilities in the personalisation of therapeutic cloning. But, closer to home, it serves to draw attention once again to the lacunae in Irish law that have left most of a field of fast-developing research and the whole area of assisted reproduction unregulated, Irish scientists unable to pursue cutting edge science, funding withheld, and potential patients vulnerable to unscrupulous scientists. Ironically the breakthrough comes as our legislators battle with abortion legislation. Both issues, tied up as they are with thorny ethical issues around where life begins and when and how embryos acquire rights, are equally politically toxic. Both have also been the subject of urgent injunctions from the frustrated courts to politicians to fulfil their responsibility to legislate. Both, crucially, also require a willingness and courage on the part of politicians to move beyond absolutist moral positions to a new legislative ethics based on pluralist values and real social needs . Having grasped one nettle, abortion legislation, is it too much to ask our politicians to do the same with bioethics … Continue reading →

Stem Cell Grown "Bio Teeth" Better Than Implants? "Bioteeth" grown from a person's own stem cells look to be a promising future alternative to dental implants...and they look to even be superior! Professor P... By: NerdAlert … Continue reading →

Stem Cell Research - Must see xD Some interviews on stem cell research 🙂 must see. xD. By: DabestInterviewer … Continue reading →

Why Cant We Regrow Teeth? Regrowing teeth would solve so many problems! Many animals are able to, so why not humans? Anthony takes a look at how scientists are trying to change this. ... By: DNews … Continue reading →

A new stem cell discovery has reawakened controversy about human cloning though technical challenges mean scientists are far from being able to create human babies as in Michael Bay's 2005 sci-fi flick "The Island." Not that they would even want to. "Nobody in their right mind would want to do that," said John Gearhart, the director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, who was not involved in the study. And indeed, the research wasn't conducted with the idea of creating cloned mini-me's in mind. Instead, scientists attempting to treat diseases of the cell's powerhouse, the mitochondria, refined the technique, which is the same one used to create the cloned sheep Dolly in 1996. [5 Wild Stem Cell Discoveries] But the parallels between the animal-cloning procedure and the new human one have triggered concern. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) swiftly issued a statement condemning the research, both on the grounds that embryos were destroyed in the research process and over the concern that the full reproductive cloning of humans is on its way. "They or others may be close to being able to develop cloned human embryos to the fetal stage and then beyond," … Continue reading →

Developing human embryos, nucleated by somatic cell nuclear transfer, pictured in their third day of development. Biologists at Oregon Health & Science University have created human stem cells using cloning techniques. Photograph: Oregon Health & Science University/Reuters Divide and conquer: a clear legal framework for stem cell research is long overdue. Photograph: Colin Anderson This week brought the news that it is now possible to create tailored embryonic stem cells using cell cloning techniques, bringing the promise of personalised medicine one step closer. Media have confused cellular or therapeutic cloning with people or reproductive cloning, leading many to groundlessly worry about an unregulated Orwellian future. In actuality, human clones already exist, even in Ireland: they are called identical twins and there is consensus among researchers and clinicians that an endeavour to artificially twin people is not only morally repugnan t but also of little scientific or medical interest. The focus rather should be on our lack of biomedical legislation and the potential danger this vacuum creates for patients to be misled, scammed or have their lives put at risk. Power of petri dish The latest breakthrough means it will be easier to develop better drugs and understand many human diseases … Continue reading →