Series on scientific & bioethics leaders discussing human reproductive cloning
In the coming weeks and months, I am going to run a series of posts (some interviews, some guest posts) on human reproductive cloning. This is the kind of cloning where you take a person (living or...
View ArticleGuest post by Arthur Caplan on Human Reproductive Cloning
Note that this is the first in a series of guest posts and interviews on human reproductive cloning. Next will be an interview with Nobel Laureate John Gurdon. By Arthur Caplan The issue of human...
View ArticleNobel Laureate John Gurdon not a fan of idea of human cloning
Human cloning is an important issue at both scientific and societal levels. Earlier I included a guest post from bioethicist, Arthur Caplan, on human cloning. Today I am posting a short Q&A with...
View ArticleWhy Shoukhrat Mitalipov opposes human reproductive cloning
People have been confused about human cloning issues in the last few weeks on a number of levels. The confusion has come along with the excitement, concern, and increased interest in cloning lately...
View ArticleFertility clinic floats idea of human cloning for infertility
Human cloning is not so far-fetched any more. Cloning of the Star Wars variety where new copies of people (although they would be babies, not adults of course at first) are produced is something I...
View ArticleStem cell story of the year: human therapeutic cloning
What was the biggest news story of the year in the stem cell world? There have been many interesting developments in stem cells in 2013, but to me the biggest event by far was the first ever successful...
View ArticleTop 5 challenges for SCNT cloned human embryonic stem cells
It was intriguing last week to read about another advance in somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)-based therapeutic cloning of human embryonic stem cells (hESC). The first such work was published last...
View ArticleWhy Shoukhrat Mitalipov opposes human reproductive cloning
People have been confused about human cloning issues in the last few weeks on a number of levels. The confusion has come along with the excitement, concern, and increased interest in cloning lately...
View ArticleFertility clinic floats idea of human cloning for infertility
Human cloning is not so far-fetched any more. Cloning of the Star Wars variety where new copies of people (although they would be babies, not adults of course at first) are produced is something I...
View ArticleStem cell story of the year: human therapeutic cloning
What was the biggest news story of the year in the stem cell world? There have been many interesting developments in stem cells in 2013, but to me the biggest event by far was the first ever successful...
View ArticleTop 5 challenges for SCNT cloned human embryonic stem cells
It was intriguing last week to read about another advance in somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)-based therapeutic cloning of human embryonic stem cells (hESC). The first such work was published last...
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