The two researchers analyzed nationally representative surveys collected between 2002 and 2010 with the goal of better understanding how the U.S. public came to form opinions in the debate
over human embryonic stem cell research.
Not exact matches
«We thought the fight was
over,» Tom Harkin (D — Iowa) and chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies said at a hearing on
embryonic stem cell research on Thursday.
«It's an exciting development, and we await the outcome
over the next year to see how well these
cells integrate, and if there are any potential adverse reactions,» says Mike Cheetham of the Institute of Ophthalmology at University College London, one site where
research is under way into a
human embryonic stem -
cell treatment for AMD.
If dealing with the public relations nightmare
over its on - off - on funding of Planned Parenthood wasn't enough, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure cancer charity last week also got entangled, somewhat bizarrely, in the debate
over human embryonic stem (ES)
cell research.
They also touched off the most serious moral and ethical debate so far
over both
embryonic stem cell research and
human cloning.
In a Senate hearing today on the ongoing legal tussle
over human embryonic stem cell (hESC)
research, lawmakers and expert witnesses lamented the disruption to this promising
research.
February 2010 - Italian
stem cell scientists challenge goverment EuroSyStem scientist Elena Cattaneo challenges Italian government - the story continues In the summer of 2009, three Italian
stem celli scientists unsuccessfully challenged their government in the courts
over its decision to exclude
human embryonic stem cell research from a ministerial funding call for projects on
stem cell biology.
That study found that since MSCRF first began awarding grants in 2007, its pattern of giving shifted
over the years from strongly favoring projects focusing on ethically contentious
human embryonic stem cell research (hESCR) to projects focusing on ethically non-contentious adult
stem cells and other non-
embryonic stem cell research.
But for well
over a decade now, ethically contentious
human embryonic stem cell research (hESCR) has notably failed to live up to all its hype, with promises of miracle cures within «five to 10 years» remaining unfulfilled.
Collins warned of a «cloud hanging
over this field,» of top US scientists potentially being driven into other disciplines or other countries, and of «severe collateral damage» to the burgeoning field of induced pluripotent
stem cell research, which, he argued, relies on
human embryonic stem cells as a «gold standard» comparator.
Proponents of destructive
human embryonic stem cell research have all too often been quick to dismiss ethical concerns
over the commodification and destruction of
human life, concerns, they say, that represent an obstacle to the pursuit of science.
The discovery, by scientists at Kyoto University and the University of Wisconsin - Madison, seemed to promise a way out of the bitter debates
over embryonic -
stem -
cell research: rather than using
human embryos as a source of
stem cells, produce them from adult
cells.
Without these two technologies that you'll hear about in a moment, there would be no such thing as
human embryonic stem cell research, and President Bush could have enjoyed his summer vacation in Crawford without having to agonize
over the baptism of the infamous 64
stem cell lines.
* The role of the US in global efforts to address pollutants that are broadly dispersed across national borders, such as greenhouse gasses, persistent organic pollutants, ozone, etc...; * How they view a president's ability to influence national science policy in a way that will persist beyond their term (s), as would be necessary for example to address global climate change or enhancement of science education nationwide; * Their perspective on the relative roles that scientific knowledge, ethics, economics, and faith should play in resolving debates
over embryonic stem cell research, evolution education,
human population growth, etc... * What specific steps they would take to prevent the introduction of political or economic bias in the dissemination and use of scientific knowledge; * (and many more...)