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Noah’s GMO ark: is it ethical to create GM or cloned animals for sale as pets?

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CRISPR-ful Noah’s Ark? Even as much of the discussion surrounding powerful new gene editing and cloning technologies has centered on their possible use in humans, the creation of genetically modified (GM) and cloned animals has advanced at warp speed. Some of these efforts have been for research, which is justified. But many seem profit-centered and …

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Masayo Takahashi (高橋 政代) on IPSC Trial for Vision

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Masayo Takahashi (高橋 政代) on IPSC Trial for Macular Degeneration By Michael Cea Stem Cell Analyst & Advocate (editor’s note: piece was originally posted on Michael’s blog here; follow Michael on Twitter @msemporda) Masayo Takahashi interview Having followed closely the developments in programs using pluripotent based therapeutics I was fortunate during ISSCR2015 to have the opportunity to …

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CRISPR critters: Cute pics of Cas9 gene edited animals

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As CRISPR gene editing technology has advanced in the last few years, the number of genetically modified animals made with this system has steadily increased. Some are very interesting and useful for science. At the same time especially when they are little, they can be very cute. A nickname is going around for these GM …

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Stanford Human Germline Modification Meeting: Medicine, Science, Ethics, & Law

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Last Thursday I participated in a meeting at Stanford Law School on human germline genetic modification hosted by Hank Greely (pictured at left), Professor of Law and Genetics at Stanford. The meeting was entitled, “Human Germline Modification: Medicine, Science, Ethics, and Law”. The panel included in addition to Hank and me, the following speakers: Marcy Darnovsky, Executive Director of …

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Interview with Tory Williams of Amazing Alabama Institute of Medicine (AIM)

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The Alabama Institute of Medicine (AIM) is one of the great success stories in the stem cell research field. It’s an extraordinary achievement as a state stem cell agency. Below I’ve interviewed one of AIM’s founders and its Vice President, Tory Williams. Above you can see a picture of Tory with Roman Reed at the …

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