BioEdge Michael Cook Oct 31, 2015 It’s a sign of the times. Ten years ago, the single most controversial issue in bioethics was probably the use of human embryonic stem cells. Since these can only be obtained by destroying human embryos, nearly every Western legislature had noisy and bitter de...
Monthly Archives: October, 2015
Scientists Convert Skin Cells into Placenta-Generating Cells
Science Daily Hebrew University of Jersusalem Oct 14, 2015 Regenerative medicine is a new and expanding area that aims to replace lost or damaged cells, tissues or organs in the human body through cellular transplantation. Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are pluripotent cells that are capab...
UN Panel Calls for Moratorium on Editing Human Genome
Michael Cook BioEdge Oct 8, 2015 Warning that rapid advances in genetics make “designer babies” an increasing possibility, a United Nations panel today called for a moratorium on “editing” the human genome, pending wider public debate lest changes in DNA be transmitted to future ge...