Genetic Engineering, Stem Cell Research, and Human Cloning From:UniversalpptsViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:31More inEducation Read the rest here: Genetic Engineering, Stem Cell Research, and Human Cloning - Video … Continue reading →

July 27, 2012 Russia_Medics probe shocking discovery of discarded fetuses Medical experts and investigators are pondering the origins of more than 200 human fetuses found disposed in the Urals. Speculation ranges from illegal abortions to illegal stem-cell research. Officials already believe the fetuses are from at least four different medical institutions. Some of them may be more than a decade old. All the fetuses are now undergoing forensic examination at a local hospital in an attempt to discover more details which may shed light on the case. Nelly Rutskaya, an obstetrician and gynecologist, does not believe the fetuses were used for tests. "The fetuses were not likely to be used for any purposes. I think the rules for disposing of fetuses were violated. Fetuses usually appear in this form as a result of abortions at late stages of pregnancy. I think this is criminal negligence. Such things should not happen", she said. However, Aleksander Teplyashin, head of the Stem Cells Institute, sees the case differently. "It reminds me of some kind of thriller, in which foetuses are harvested for organs or biological essences that could theoretically be used rejuvenate of people", he said. Dr. Olga Spirina points out that when … Continue reading →

Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) - The Ministry of Health and Welfare will consider taking legal action against a Korean biotech company involved in illegal stem cell operations of Korean patients in Japan and China, officials said on Monday. The move came after a Japanese newspaper reported on a dermatology clinic in Fukuoka administering stem cell injections to hundreds of Korean patients a month. About 500 patients a month were injected with manufactured stem cells in hospitals without approval in Korea, by a Seoul-based bio venture RNL Bio Co., according to the report by Mainichi Shinmun. About 3,700 Korean patients received the treatments in hospitals in Japan since 2009 and about 11,500 in China, it quoted RNL officials as saying. The stem cell company connected patients to foreign partner clinics for injections because the procedures are banned under a Korean drug law, but not in Japan. Due to the safety issue, which has not yet been proven globally, the laboratory formulation is only allowed when it is conducted for research purposes along with approval from the drug agency. Violators are subjected to up to five years in jail or a fine of up to 20 million won. "We have to look … Continue reading →