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The moral/ethical dilemma comment posted at my Thrive post.
Comment: Does anyone else see the moral/ethical dilemma of creating and destroying 35 viable human embryos to save 1 human? Even the argument that the two embryonic lines might lead to cures for disease down the road is on shaky ground due to the fact that embryonic stem cell research has yet to produce a…
Jordan Orange Awarded APS Daland Prize
Dr. Jordan Orange is the recipient of the American Philosophical Society 2009 Judson Daland Prize. The Daland Prize recognizes outstanding achievement in patient-oriented research. The prize will be awarded at the meeting of the American Philosophical Society in November 2009. The Society reserves the right to award a shared prize. The American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned…
Boston gets first public cord-blood bank
“It’s a great way to use a biological resource to give people hope for the future,” said Barbieri. “It’s a gift of life.” Donating cord blood to a private bank can be a waste of both money and an important biological resource that is more likely to be used if donated rather than stored in…
My post at Thrive, the new Children’s Hospital Boston blog
My wife is a carrier of a genetic condition that causes the immune system to fail. Ten years ago, we found out the hard way, after the birth of our son, Andy. He had his first life-threatening infection 48 hours after he was born in Mexico City and it took us 19 difficult months to…
RGI – 300 stem cell lines – 250 savior siblings
In an unimposing brick building located in the heart of Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, lives a repository of information that could lead to the cures for Cancer, Parkinson’s Disease, Diabetes, spinal cord injury and a host of other diseases. In early March, when President Obama cleared the way for federally funded stem cell research,…
Mechanical forces play a role in shaping development
FOR BLOOD STEM CELLS, THE FORCE IS STRONG Blood flow, nitric oxide boost production of stem cell Blood stem cells grow with the flow, two new studies show. The studies, led by independent groups at Children’s Hospital Boston, report that an embryo’s heartbeat and blood circulation stimulate the growth of blood stem cells. The discovery…
Sofia saved the City of Boston by Andy Trevino
Sofia was dreaming she was a super hero. In her dream she saved the world from the evil Yankees and she caught them and let the Yankees go. She gave them one more chance.Then she flies to Boston, MA. on her way to Sudbury. She saves someone again that the evil Yankees were attaking. She…
British grandmother is oldest person to donate stem cells via telegraph.co.uk
A British grandmother has become the oldest person ever to donate stem cells – to save her younger brother’s life. Erica Henderson, 75, has been allowed to transfer her cells to Paul Hallowes despite being too old under medical guidelines. Mr Hallowes, 69, had been diagnosed with leukaemia and a high dose chemotherapy had severely…