Month: February 2015

FDA Interstate Commerce Regs Surprisingly Broad, Major Implications for Stem Cell Clinics

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The FDA mandate to regulate drugs and devices often invokes a term called “interstate commerce”. Like many people I thought I knew what that meant, but probably like most people I was wrong. After a great discussion on an original post on various key issues related to the many stem cell clinics doing non-FDA approved …

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Poll results: solid support, but desire for more data before 3-parent baby tech moves forward in humans

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I ran a poll asking readers of this blog about their view of 3-parent IVF also known as mitochondrial transfer technology. The poll got 166 responses over a few days. The results are in and they are surprising to me at least. They trend toward some level of support rather than opposition to approval of …

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Human GMO Method Given OK by UK Parliament in Historic Vote

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The UK Parliament just voted to legalize the production of genetically modified human beings. To my knowledge, this is the first time in history that such a vote has given the green light to make GMO human beings in any country of the world. There are other hurdles before this method can actually be used including the …

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