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April 22, 2016
Miracle Baby Abigail Beutler Undergoes Kidney Transplant
Abigail Beutler, the daughter of US Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, made headlines the day she was born when she became the first baby diagnosed with Potter’s syndrome to survive. Potter’s syndrome results in the unborn baby failing to develop kidneys and, until the birth of Abigail, it...
Posted By: Life HouseCategory: Bio-Ethics
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February 8, 2016
UK Approves Gene Editing
It has been announced that the very controversial and ethically questionable practice of gene editing had been approved for research purposes in the United Kingdom. The practice would allow for the altering of DNA within human embryos.
Posted By: Life HouseCategory: Bio-Ethics
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May 25, 2012
Adult stem cells: first step to repair damaged hearts
Scientists have taken a first-ever step in the use of adult human stem cells by reprogramming skin cells from two heart failure patients and turning them into healthy, new heart muscle cells capable of integrating with existing heart tissue. Eventually the technique could be used to repair such...
Posted By: Jerusalem PostCategory: Bio-Ethics
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April 20, 2012
Irish adult stem cell foundation launched by renowned expert, Prof Colin McGuckin
A leading world expert on adult stem cell research has launched the Adult Stemcell Foundation of Ireland in Dublin. Professor Colin McGuckin who is a director of the new foundation, is the Vatican’s advisor on stem cells. He is also a director of The Cell Therapy Research Institute in...
Posted By: Life HouseCategory: Bio-Ethics
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February 3, 2012
Stem cell eye therapy claim not based on hard data
Last week the papers were full of claims that a therapy using embryonic stem cells was successfully treating patients with eye disease. Given the overwhelmingly bad news for embryonic stem cell research (ESCR) recently with the departure of Geron from the field and other setbacks, proponents of...
Posted By: LifeNews / Life HouseCategory: Bio-Ethics
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November 18, 2011
GERON: Perfect storm builds against embryonic stem cell research
It seems as if that a perfect storm is building against embryonic stem cell research - and Irish pro-life activists say that the evidence increasingly supports a ban on the controversial experiments which use and destroy human life. This week, in a shock announcement, one of the leading U.S...
Posted By: Life InstituteCategory: Bio-Ethics
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October 19, 2011
BREAKING: Court bans patents from embryonic stem cell research
Leading Irish pro-life organisations have welcomed today's ruling by the European Court of Justice which has banned scientists from patenting stem cell techniques derived from the use of human embryos. The EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled that the law protects human embryos from any use...
Posted By: Life HouseCategory: Bio-Ethics
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August 27, 2011
Cure for Parkinson's a step closer with new stem cells breakthrough
SCOTTISH scientists have moved a step closer to developing new treatments for patients with Parkinson's disease.
Posted By: The ScotsmanCategory: Bio-Ethics
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August 3, 2011
1.5 million embryos killed in Britain since 1991
More than 30 human embryos are created for every successful birth by IVF, official figures have revealed. Hundreds of thousands have been simply thrown away or destroyed in the name of scientific research over the past 20 years.
Posted By: Daily MailCategory: Bio-Ethics
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April 1, 2011
Oklahoma House Votes Against Destruction of Embryonic Humans
The Oklahoma House has passed a bill that would prohibit human embryo destruction for experiments, by a vote of 86 votes in favor and 8 votes opposed. Contrary to what some news reports claim, the bill (HB 1442) sponsored by Rep. George Faught does not directly address embryonic stem cell research.
Posted By: Family Research CouncilCategory: Bio-Ethics
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