Glenn McGee
Glenn McGee
Glenn E. McGee is a professor of management at the University of New Haven, who focuses on health policy. He has been noted for his work on reproductive technology and genetics and for advancing a theory of pragmatic bioethics, as well as the role of ethicists in society and in local and state settings in particular...
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Making a human embryonic stem cell, even from a nuclear transplant from an adult, in no way demonstrates that the embryo is going to be viable. I don't think there's a substantive ethical issue here - or a substantive scientific issue.
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Ethics can get forgotten as other nations and private companies race to fill the void left by the president's reluctance to fund stem cell research. Only a properly funded U.S. stem cell research program will guarantee oversight and the protection of all involved.
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A stem cell trial like this without full review should just never, ever happen. The University of Pittsburgh should take the lead in the nation to ensure that this option is never provided, since they are the ones that did it wrong.
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This research is significant because it suggests that it will be possible to create mouse 'models' of human brain tissue, enabling scientists to try out both stem cell interventions and other potential cures on living human brain cells without having to use humans in the process.