Category Archives: Embryonic Stem Cells
Misguided, shamefully deceptive push for embryo-destructive research collapses
By Paul Stark A new Daily Caller story by Neil Munro provides a very good overview of the political debate over embryo-destructive research, including the “utter disgrace” (to use the words of Princeton’s Robert George) of those who wildly overhyped the therapeutic
A Revealing Examination of the Strategy behind the Embryonic Stem Cell Hype
By Dave Andrusko Over the past three weeks we’ve discussed the fall-out from Geron Corporation’s decision to get out of the embryonic stem cell research business altogether, despite knowledge that there would likely be more government aid. The company looked
The Man who cloned “Dolly the Sheep” urges shift away from the use of embryonic stem cells
By Dave Andrusko There’s so much going on that it’s easy for 99% of the public to think that Ian Wilmut, the cloner of “Dolly” the sheep, is still invested in cloning. He’s not, as a story in a California
No, I have no regrets
It is now all but certain that human embryonic stem cells will not deliver cures to dread diseases. Apologies, anyone? By Michael Cook Remember the slogan “ethics is playing catch-up with science”? It was one of the trusty clichés of
Only The Stem Cell News Biased Media Sees Fit to Print
By Wesley J. Smith Remember Ron Reagan’s nonsense speech about embryonic stem cell research (actually human cloning research) at the 2004 Democratic Convention? Media swooned at the garbage and the hype (e.g., Parkinson’s cures around 2014, “self repair kits” stored
LA Times Circles the Wagons on ESCR
By Wesley J. Smith Consider this an addendum to my Weekly Standard piece on media bias in reporting the collapse of Geron’s embryonic stem cell project that came out on Saturday. The LA Times finally got around to reporting the
Another Attempt to Rehabilitate the Reputation of Embryonic Stem Cell Research
By Dave Andrusko We’ve run two keenly insightful posts by bioethicist Wesley Smith, including one today, on the fiasco that is the Geron corporation’s decision last week to “pull the plug” (as the Los Angeles Times put it) on its
All the News That’s Fit to Forget
Why you’re not hearing much about embryonic stem cells these days. By Wesley J. Smith For years, the media touted the promise of embryonic stem cells. Year after year, Geron Corporation announced that its embryonic stem cell treatment for acute
Geron Abandons Embryonic Stem Cell Research!
Wesley J. Smith This is huge. Geron, which has spent many years touting its embryonic stem cell program as the future of regenerative medicine, is abandoning the field. From the Washington Post story: “The company doing the first government-approved test
A European Victory for Ethical Stem Cell Research
By Wesley J. Smith Editor’s note. We’ve written twice about a very important ruling by the European Union’s highest court that scientists can’t patent stem cells if they are obtained by destroying human embryos. As is often the case, Wesley