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  • Meh. Whats so special about HeLa cells?


    Terra SigillataAuthority Authority: 599
    On Friday, I wrote a post about the 20th anniversary of my PhD dissertation defense and my reverence for Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose cervical cancer gave rise to the first immortalized human cell line and the primary system for my work. I was, as readers have come to expect, quite a bit sentimental and ...
    19 hours ago
  • Skloot on the Cover of Publishers Weekly & Advance Praise for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks


    Culture DishAuthority Authority: 528
    Big week here at Culture Dish! The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and its author (yours truly) were on the cover of Publishers Weekly (please note: THRILLED!). Inside that issue was a profile of me with some of books backstory, a short excerpt from the book (longer excerpt coming soon in O, the Oprah ...
    1 day ago
  • Top Five Books on Life Ethics


    Random Musings from a Doctor's ChairAuthority Authority: 132
    My Top 5 Books on Life Ethics Paige C. Cunningham, executive director, the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity | posted 11/12/2009 09:11AM How to Be a Christian in a Brave New World ...
    2 days ago
  • Weekend calendar


    blogtcs.comAuthority Authority: 125
    There are quite a few activities for Catholics to do “out and about” this weekend — outside of Mass, of course. There’s a grand opening, pro-life events and the arts, both live theater and music.Check out the calendar and for other upcoming events, festivals, retreats, classes and such, be sure to peruse ...
    2 days ago
  • HIV/AIDS Funding Shortfall Looms


    Health Affairs BlogAuthority Authority: 586
    The newly released November-December 2009 edition of Health Affairs features a series of articles on the challenges posed by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.  The articles focus on steps policymakers can take to change the dynamics of the pandemic so that millions of lives will be saved, infections prevented, and ...
    2 days ago
  • Calif. changes tune on adult stem cells


    ADF Alliance AlertAuthority Authority: 462
    Baptist Press : "Californias stem cell program has awarded $230 million primarily to non-embryonic research, in the process implicitly admitting embryonic experiments are much further from producing therapies in human beings."
    2 days ago
  • The Overlooked Victim in the Ft. Hood Terrorist Murders


    Vital SignsAuthority Authority: 146
    Mary Rose Rybak writes in First Thoughts (one of the blogs run by First Things magazine) about the 14th murder victim of Islamic terrorist, Nidal Hassan: The suspect for the Fort Hood shootings, Nidal Malik Hasan, has been charged with thirteen counts of murder, the AP reports. "The officials said it is not yet ...
    2 days ago
  • Pfizer drug studies fudged, report says


    OncoBlogAuthority Authority: 149
    [ msnbc ] Analysis of a dozen published studies testing possible new uses for a Pfizer Inc. epilepsy drug found that reporting of the results was often misleading, indicating the medicine worked... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
    3 days ago
  • The Nebraska Coalition for Ethical Research Needs Your Help in Keeping UNMC from Going Deeper Into the ESCR Mess


    Vital SignsAuthority Authority: 146
    A recent statement from the Nebraska Coalition for Ethical Research (an organization Im very honored to be associated with) reviews the situation regarding the University of Nebraska Medical Centers policy on experimenting with human embryos and the insistent push from some of the NU Regents to expand that immoral ...
    3 days ago
  • Opening the Door to Adoption by Closing the Door to Abortion


    The Just LifeAuthority Authority: 459
    Related posts:Kourtney Kardashian and AbortionJesse Jackson and AbortionNovember is National Adoption Month
    4 days ago
  • Chris Matthews Hopes Planned Parenthood Has Their Way With the Health Care Bill


    Vital SignsAuthority Authority: 146
    House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) is joining other high-ranking Democrats ( see this Vital Signs post from yesterday ) who promise that the pro-life protections that were part of the health care bill that squeaked out of the Congress last weekend will be removed. "I think thats whats gonna happen," Clyburn ...
    4 days ago
  • Ben Nelson Sounds Good to Pro-Lifers. But Hes Got to Seal the Deal.


    Vital SignsAuthority Authority: 146
    Im sending a note to Ben Nelson this morning -- no, I think I might call his office instead -- and thank him for the gumption hes showing on the health care bill. Im going to tell him I read the ABC News story about him (excerpts below) and really appreciated his comments. Ill ask him to stand behind those words ...
    4 days ago
  • Embryo-destructive research and the contraceptive mentality are fruits of the same tree


    ADF Alliance AlertAuthority Authority: 462
    Kevin Maher writing at the Westchester Institute : "Today biotech is slowly cajoling Americans into taking things a step further and accepting the direct creation of embryos solely for research purposes.In asking how we got here, we have to turn the clock back to the late sixties, when Americans first became ...
    5 days ago
  • Assn. for Molecular Pathology v. USPTO


    JOLT DigestAuthority Authority: 121
    Constitutional Challenge to Gene Patents Survives Motion to Dismiss By Davis Doherty – Edited by Jad Mills Assn. for Molecular Pathology, et al. v. USPTO, et al., Case no. 09-CV-4514 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 2, 2009) Slip Opinion (hosted by Patent Baristas) The United States District Court for the Southern District of ...
    5 days ago
  • Methinks They Protest Too Much: Abortionists Complaints About the Pelosi Bill Disguise Their Private Glee


    Vital SignsAuthority Authority: 146
    Heres an interesting case of a fired-up, pro-abortion feminist complaining that Planned Parenthood and NARAL were not pro-abortion enough given their latest efforts with the Obama/Pelosi health care bill. Hmm. My take is that this is just another way for radical pro-abortionists like Jane Hamsher to spin the ...
    5 days ago
  • SD: “Coalition For Cures Not Cloning” forms to fight possible ballot vote


    ADF Alliance AlertAuthority Authority: 462
    KSFY : "The Coalition for Cures Not Cloning is the new group. They say theyll be making an official announcement Thursday. The group will be planning efforts to fight a 2010 initiative that would reverse the current ban on cloning and embryonic stem cell research."
    5 days ago
  • Healthcare Debate Morphs into Abortion Debate


    Eye of PolyphemusAuthority Authority: 483
    You know the key piece of evidence PelosiCare is dead on arrival in the Senate? Instead of talking about the bill as Democrats are lining up to battle over the Stupak amendment in order to look good for their constituents, whether pro-choice or pro-life. It is away of “fighting for rights” without actually ...
    6 days ago
  • Scenes from the Health Care Rally


    FRC BlogAuthority Authority: 578
    On November 5, 2009, two days before the House vote on health care, thousands gathered on Capitol Hill to be heard.
    6 days ago
  • The Catholic Bishop’s Complicity in Pushing ObamaCare


    Axis of RightAuthority Authority: 426
    Every time I write a post that is critical of the Catholic Church, a part of me feels uneasy.  After all, I am a committed Catholic who believes in and follows the teachings of the Universal Church, and usually defer to the authority of the Bishops in most matters.  However, after serious consideration and ...
    6 days ago
  • A Strange System: Food: Hard Travelin’ Blues


    Science & SoulAuthority Authority: 107
    You walk through the aisles of your local supermarket.  Apples in June.  Watermelons in February.  Oranges in December.  Weird star fruit in….well I don’t actually know if star fruit have a picking season.  So how do we have these fruits and vegetables when it is not time for them to be picked. Most of our ...
    1 week ago

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