Posts Tagged ‘cell’
Causes
Jailed Iranian Pastor Denied Hospital Treatment
Pastor Behnam Irani, currently held in Ghezal Hesar prison in Iran, is being denied hospital treatment for severe bleeding due to stomach ulcers and complications with his colon.
News
Appeals Court supports federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research
An appeals court ruled recently that the government can allot federal funds for grants to studies that will engage in the use of human embryonic stem cells. The two-to-one ruling was made by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Cour...
News
“Artificial leaf” enlarges potential for affordable solar energy
Joyce Kilmer once said that only God can make a tree. However, a team of scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently constructed (not created) an “artificial leaf.” The scientists, led by Daniel Nocera, got...
Arts & Culture
Film challenges the morality of in vitro fertilization
A film was produced recently by a Christian, who is also a bioethicist, which challenges the morality of in vitro fertilization. “Eggsploitation,” produced by Jennifer Lahl, director of the Center for Bioethics and Culture Netw...
Commentary and News
Catholic Church issues cautionary warning on synthetic cell
The Catholic Church issued recently a cautionary warning on the first synthetic cell, noting that correctly used, it could be a positive development—but only God can create life. The Vatican issued the warning after an announce...