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• Meh. Whats so special about HeLa cells?

  
  Terra Sigillata — 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 Dish — 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 ...
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• Top Five Books on Life Ethics

  
  Random Musings from a Doctor's Chair — 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 ...
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• Weekend calendar

  
  blogtcs.com — 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 Blog — 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 ...
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• Calif. changes tune on adult stem cells

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — 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."
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• The Overlooked Victim in the Ft. Hood Terrorist Murders

  
  Vital Signs — 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

  
  OncoBlog — 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 Signs — 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 Life — Authority: 459
  Related posts:Kourtney Kardashian and AbortionJesse Jackson and AbortionNovember is National Adoption Month
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• Chris Matthews Hopes Planned Parenthood Has Their Way With the Health Care Bill

  
  Vital Signs — 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 Signs — 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 Alert — 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 Digest — 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 ...
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• Methinks They Protest Too Much: Abortionists Complaints About the Pelosi Bill Disguise Their Private Glee

  
  Vital Signs — 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 Alert — 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."
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• Healthcare Debate Morphs into Abortion Debate

  
  Eye of Polyphemus — 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 Blog — Authority: 578
  On November 5, 2009, two days before the House vote on health care, thousands gathered on Capitol Hill to be heard.
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• The Catholic Bishop’s Complicity in Pushing ObamaCare

  
  Axis of Right — 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 & Soul — 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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