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Celltex versus University of Minnesota: support for Elliott and Turner

March 12, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

Recently, there has been a brewing controversy surrounding a journal called American Journal of Bioethics (AJOB), a company called CellTex, a bioethicist named Dr. Glenn McGee who founded and used to run AJOB until he recently resigned, and two University of Minnesota professors, Drs. Carl Elliott and Leigh Turner who have been publicly critical of […]

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The end of privacy

March 7, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 2 Comments

The era of privacy is over. People are saying this so often lately that is almost cliche, but I’m starting to believe it is true. My recent experience is illustrative and it has convinced me that privacy is indeed almost a quaint anachronism. The main instrument in the death of privacy is the Internet. For

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Are stem cells drugs?

March 5, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

Are stem cells a drug? Should the FDA regulate them? Technically, the FDA calls stem cells “biologics”, but the FDA regulates stem cell products with the goal of ensuring safety and efficacy much the same as traditionally define chemical “drugs”. You can learn more about the FDA’s view of and concerns about stem cells here and here.

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Celltex, RNL and phony worst case stem cell scenario comment

February 29, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 7 Comments

A recent article in Nature News about a stem cell transplant company called Celltex got me thinking again about safety. The safety of stem cell-based therapies is kind of an obsession of mine. A question comes to mind. Are people realistic about what stem cells can do for them and the risks involved? The answer

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Witherspoon Council, Komen, and Fox News

February 8, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

They say politics makes strange bedfellows….remember the Witherspoon Council? These are the fellows who are the BFFs of the two scientists suing to stop federal funding of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. They also wrote a large, very stodgy tome about stem cell research, in which they mentioned me and this blog…kinda implying we

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Komen Foundation Betrays Women

February 1, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

The Susan G. Komen Foundation has done so much good over the years in its fight against breast cancer that it is particularly disturbing to learn that they have betrayed women. Betray is a strong word and I don’t use it lightly, but I think it is appropriate in this case. To me the pink

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Update on embryonic stem cell court case

January 27, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

Federal funding of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research is hanging by a tenuous thread at the moment. While currently legal, such funding is at the mercy of a legal case making its way through the courts. The latest stop for this case is a review by a 3-judge panel of the DC Circuit Court.

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Why Republican leaders and the conservative media are hypocrites on stem cells: propaganda

January 3, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D.

As a stem cell researcher and blogger, I hear an earful from ultra-conservatives and GOPers all the time about how immoral or unethical embryonic stem cell research is. Some even haphazardly like to call anyone who works on stem cells names. I also see articles in conservative media outlets like the National Review attacking embryonic

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My 2 years with cancer and what I learned from Steve Jobs

November 30, 2011 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 2 Comments

Exactly two years ago today, I was lying in a hospital bed literally across the street from lab here at UC Davis. It seems unreal in a way, but painfully real it was and still is. On November 30, 2009, I had surgery for prostate cancer. Two years ago, things seemed pretty bleak. Now on

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Anti-cure impact of Errant EU stem cell patent decision

October 18, 2011 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 5 Comments

There has been concern for months about the direction that the European Union was heading in regards to intellectual property (IP) rights and stem cell patent approaches. Now, a definitive decision banning embryonic stem cell (ESC)-based patents by the EU Court has dealt a severe blow to stem cell science in Europe. The European Court

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