By Wesley J. Smith The first induced pluripotent stem cell human trial–that is, ethical stem cells made from skin or other tissues–is about to begin. Like the two (or is it three?) existing embryonic stem cell trials, it has to do with eye disease. From the Nature...
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First Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Trial
By Wesley J. Smith At present, there are three small Phase One human embryonic stem cell studies. All deal with macular degeneration-type conditions. And now, a human trial looks to soon get underway in Japan using induced pluripotent stem cells [iPS cells] that is,...
Skin Cells Become Beating Heart Tissue
By Wesley J. Smith Good ethics and good science are an unbeatable combination. For example, I believe that in part due to President Bush’s keeping the focus on the value of human embryonic life, scientists looked for ways to get the hoped for benefits of embryonic...