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embryo research

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Embryos frozen in liquid nitrogen for IVF procedure close up
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
August 30, 2022
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Genetic Manipulation
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‘Anything Goes’ Reproduction Gathers Steam

Wesley J. Smith
August 30, 2022
Medicine isn’t just about wellness and curing illness anymore. It is also a central resource facilitating lifestyle enablement and the fulfillment of subjective personal desires. Cosmetic surgery — as distinguished from restorative procedures — is an obvious example. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
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July 29, 2021
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Bioethics
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It’s Not Just COVID: China’s Dubious Scientific Ethics

Wesley J. Smith
July 29, 2021
China has become the world capital of ethically dubious scientific research. Perhaps even that is too tactful. More accurately stated, China is the land where science ethics go to die. Read More ›
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artificial insemination
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Wesley J. Smith
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June 4, 2021
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Stem Cell Research
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Scientists Kill Embryo Research Time Restrictions

Wesley J. Smith
June 4, 2021
It was all such a con. During the Great Embryonic Stem Cell Debate, “the scientists” promised to restrict embryo-destructive research to 14 days. They said that was because the neural system begins to form after 14 days. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
April 19, 2021
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Genetic Manipulation
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New York to Stop Funding Embryonic-Stem-Cell Research

Wesley J. Smith
April 19, 2021
Oh, the screaming we heard about embryonic stem cells during the George W. Bush presidency. Those who opposed wide-open federal funding were branded “anti-science,” and delusional for claiming that adult stem cells offered the better promise of treatments. Read More ›
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Embryos frozen in liquid nitrogen for IVF procedure close up
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
April 16, 2021
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Genetic Manipulation, Human Dignity
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Scientists Make Human-Monkey Hybrid Embryos

Wesley J. Smith
April 16, 2021
They said they wouldn’t do it, but of course they did. Scientists working in China — where else? — have constructed embryos that are part human and part monkey. Read More ›
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Liquid Nitrogen bank containing suspension of stem cells. Cell culture for the biomedical diagnostic
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Wesley J. Smith
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February 2, 2021
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Stem Cell Research
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Push on to Allow Expanded Human-Embryo Research

Wesley J. Smith
February 2, 2021
Back when embryonic-stem-cell and other types of experimentation on early embryos commenced, “the scientists” promised they would always limit their activities to embryos in Petri dishes to the maximum of 14 days in development. Read More ›
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