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California stem cell agency bars public from meeting on eggs

Wed, 23 Jun 2010

The CIRM can ill afford to be perceived as closed to public participation.

Bending the Rules in California

Wed, 16 Jun 2010

Susanne Schultz recently investigated two organizations which may be skirting California's laws prohibiting payments to women to provide eggs for stem cell research.

3-Parent Embryos Could Prevent Disease, But Raise Ethical Issues

Wed, 14 Apr 2010

Mitochondrial swapping might seem less controversial than regular genetic engineering, because it involves metabolism rather than obvious physical traits. "On the other hand, when embryo manipulations for heritable changes start being done, even with the best intentions, we're on slippery ground," said Darnovsky.

Scientist who cloned Dolly the sheep sees revolution in disease treatment in 20 years

Mon, 29 Mar 2010

The scientist who cloned Dolly the sheep believes that reprogrammed stem cells could revolutionize the treatment of inherited diseases "within ten to twenty years."

Korea Closer to Cloning Embryonic Stem Cells

Thu, 18 Feb 2010

Korean scientists are moving closer to deriving stem cells from cloned human embryos

Hwang Tries for a Comeback

Fri, 05 Feb 2010

Hwang Woo-Suk is making active efforts to salvage his reputation, and to reestablish himself as a force in science.

Promises, Promises

Sun, 01 Nov 2009

Ill-judged predictions and projections can be embarrassing at best and, at worst, damaging to the authority of science and science policy.

For Sale: Human Eggs Become a Research Commodity

Sat, 31 Oct 2009

A decision to pay for eggs for stem cell studies sparks debate.

Hwang is Convicted

Tue, 27 Oct 2009

Hwang Woo-Suk, the notorious Korean stem-cell and cloning researcher, was given a suspended two-year prison sentence and three years of probation by a Seoul court on Monday.

Disgraced cloning expert convicted in South Korea

Mon, 26 Oct 2009

A South Korean stem cell scientist once hailed as a hero was convicted on criminal charges related to faked research, embezzlement, and inappropriate acquisition of human eggs, but avoided jail.

Symbol over Substance

Cloning-based stem cell research has been more symbol than substance; more moving target than realistic goal. But it has been a monkey wrench in the gears for progressive advocates of responsible biotechnologies.

The rise and fall of hybrids in the UK

Tue, 20 Oct 2009

The remarkable push by UK researchers for animal-human hybrid embryos is another strange tale of science politics and science policy.

Good science and good ethics [PDF]

Wed, 07 Oct 2009

Why we should discourage payment for eggs for stem cell research

Human tissue can be taken for human-animal embryo experiments without consent

Sat, 12 Sep 2009

Tens of thousands of samples of human tissue will be offered for use in controversial human/animal hybrid embryo research without the consent of the patients who donated them.

Susan Solomon's Stem Cell Spin

Wed, 09 Sep 2009

Last week, researchers reported a significant advance toward better understanding of--and potential treatments for--Type 1 diabetes. Yet strangely enough, one research advocate used it as an opportunity to praise a technique that this study not only didn't use, but also helped to refute.