Stem Cells/Cloning
Benefits From ESCR? Comparing Creation Views; Dino DNA in Chickens; The Power of Selection
Benefits from ESCR? Comparing creation views; Dino DNA in chickens; The power of selection more
A New Hope for Spinal Cord Injuries
Science Daily, "New Type of Spinal Cord Stem Cell Discovered: Research Provides New Target for Regenerating Parts of the Central Nervous System" Sep 15, 2011; … more
Bridging the gap between chimp and human genes? The how of telescopes; God's view of ESCR; Looking for a good university
Bridging the gap between chimp and human genes? The how of telescopes; God's view of ESCR; Looking for a good university more
Induced pluripotent stem cells at risk for rejection
PhysOrg, "Induced pluripotent stem cells at risk for rejection" May 13, 2011; http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-05-therapies-pluripotent-stem-cells-encounter.html more
Adult Stem Cells Take Root in Livers and Repair Damage
ScienceDaily, "Adult Stem Cells Take Root in Livers and Repair Damage" May 11, 2011; http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110511142134.htm more
Normal cells can spontaneously morph into stem cells
Vonpurdy-cancerpage, "Normal cells can spontaneously morph into stem cells," Apr 11, 2011; … more
New Research Suggests Latent "Superpowers"
If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Invisibility? The ability to fly? Have stretchy limbs? How ‘bout heal yourself?
Well then, run at an incredible speed to the nearest costume … more
Matters of the Heart
There are certain things that come with being a part of a large extended family—particularly one that is close, geographically and otherwise. For instance, weekend get-togethers look more like … more
Can Neanderthals and Woolly Mammoths Be Resurrected from Extinction Via Cloning?
Special Edition of Science News Flash: Can Neanderthals and Woolly Mammoths Be Resurrected from Extinction Via Cloning? more
Advance Holds Potential To Resolve Cloning's Ethical Challenges
Clonaid's claim to have produced the first human clones propelled the ethical debate about human cloning to the headlines last December. Given this fanfare, the debate has tended to focus on … more
Embryonic Stem Cell Research - An Interview with Dr. Fazale ("Fuz") Rana
A collection of interview questions answered by Dr. Fazale ("Fuz") Rana
Attn Media: For more information or to schedule an interview with Dr. Rana contact Reasons To Believe, 731 East Arrow … more
SPECIAL EDITION: Obama reverses Bush-era stem cell policy
Source: MSNBC.com, "SPECIAL EDITION: Obama reverses Bush-era stem cell policy," March 9, 2009; http://www.msnbc.com/id/29586269/print/1/displaymode/1098/ more
Scientists Claim to have Produced Embryo Clones of Two Men
Source: Fox News, January 17, 2008, "Scientists Claim to Have Produced Embryo Clones of Two Men". more
Embryonic-Like Stem Cells from Adults Cells
Breakthrough May Revolutionize Stem Cell Research
I have always wanted to have my cake and eat it too, but alas, that have-it-all scenario is not possible. Or is it? Breakthroughs by scientists from … more
Pig Organs May One Day Save Human Lives
Xenotransplantation: Another Alternative to Embryonic Stem Cell Research
More than one woman has exclaimed, “Men are pigs!” Ongoing biomedical advances may well make this sentiment much … more
Stem Cells: Don't Bury the Story
I snatched my copy of the LA Times off the driveway as usual just after dawn on April 11 and saw the above-the-fold front-page headline: "Researchers use stem cells to rein in Type 1 diabetes." Jaded … more
Bringing Stem Cell Research Into Focus
Even though they can't be seen without a microscope, embryonic stem cells are in full view of the public's eye. This interest in stem cell research has generated a number of radio interviews for me … more
GNINOLC: We Have It All Backwards
If I cloned myself would I be my clone's father or brother? Would a clone have its own identity?
Questions like these elicit images of a bizarre and frightening future that prompt many bioethicists … more
Book Reviews: Unmasking Misconceptions
Cracking the Genome: Inside the Race to Unlock Human DNA By Kevin Davies. New York. The Free Press, 2001. 310 pages. Hardcover.
The Triple Helix: Gene, Organism, and Environment By Richard Lewontin. … more
A New Direction for Stem Cell Research
Linda’s daughter has heart disease, Sylvia’s husband Alzheimer’s. Joe’s neighbor has Parkinson’s, Jesse’s nephew is paralyzed. All of these people long for medical … more