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 dead) such as, let’s say Lady GaGa or Jesus, and you try to make a duplicate new human …
Series on scientific & bioethics leaders discussing human reproductive cloning Read More »
Today the Supreme Court announced it would not hear the Sherley v Sebelius case, ending the court battle that has left embryonic stem cell research (ESCR) in what I’ve called a “big chill”. This is great news. It is all over the mainstream media. Even the rampant anti-science, pro-lifers have declared defeat. I’m not going …
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Today the Supreme Court agreed to review three cases, none of which were Sherley v Sebelius. What a great day! For those curious, Certiorari Granted (subheading on Supreme Court announcement) means the Court has granted review of these cases. This is wonderful news for patients, the stem cell field, and probably biotech Advanced Cell Technology …
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The buzz topic in the stem cell field right now is whether the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) will take up the Sherley v Sebelius (S v S) case over the legality of federal funding of embryonic stem cell research in the U.S. The SCOTUS decision as to whether to hear the S v S should …
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Behind the scenes I get a lot of emails from employers in the stem cell/cell therapy/regenerative medicine fields looking for good prospective employees I might know. At the same time, I get a lot of emails from job seekers asking me to let them know if there are any openings I might know about. I’ve …
Stem cell jobs page: free postings for job openings & seekers Read More »
Businessweek just published a very long, interesting article on Celltex by Susan Berfield yesterday. I was happy to talk with Susan at length about the key issues and be quoted in the article. See image at left of two key Celltex leaders, David Eller, CEO of Celltex, and Stan Jones above (Photograph by Thomas Prior …
Nuggets and pyrite in Businessweek article on Celltex Read More »
This should be an interesting discussion with me, a cosmetic surgeon (Dr. Nathan M. Newman; @stemcelllift) who does stem cell facelifts, a patient who received one (Eva Moralez), and Beauty Editor Katie Becker of W magazine. We start the discussion around 4pm. Here’s the link: http://huff.lv/ZXLf3v
RNL Bio has been accused of allegedly smuggling stem cells out of Korea to treat patients in Japan and China without going through customs. But there is more trouble. RNL Bio faces additional challenges as reportedly (AsiaOne News) the Korean Government is weighing whether to charge RNL criminally based on their stem cell treatments being illegal …
RNL Bio had a challenging year in 2012 in my opinion. It was sued in U.S. court for stem cell fraud by Korean national patients living in the U.S. It had a legal tussle, still ongoing, with former partner Celltex over custody of Celltex’s banked patient stem cells. Well, it seems to me that 2013 …
RNL Bio charges for alleged stem cell smuggling raise larger questions Read More »
My blog’s Stem Cell Person of the Year 2012 yielded about 30 nominations and 16 finalists who were candidates in an online vote that is now complete. More than 4,600 votes were cast including about 1,000 in less than one day after the voting started. The online vote is but one factor in my decision on …