New form of stem-cell engineering raises ethical questions
As biological research races forward, ethical quandaries are piling up. In a report published Tuesday in the journal eLife, researchers at Harvard Medical School said it was time to ponder a startling new prospect:
“There are limits to what can morally be done”
The following comes from a September 2 USCCB statement: WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) submitted comments September 2 to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Science Policy on
It’s easy to follow the rules when you don’t know how to break them
The following comes from a May 4 Science Magazine article by Patrick Monahan: It’s easy to obey a rule when you don’t have the means to break it. For decades, many countries have permitted
Holy See says Pope never approved of chimeras
The following comes from a February 6 Crux article by John L. Allen Jr. A previous CalCatholic article, Pope Francis said to bless human-animal chimeras, was published January 28. In a recent
Pope Francis said to bless human-animal chimeras
The following comes from a January 27 MIT Technology Review article by Antonio Regalado: A Spanish scientist working at the Salk Institute in California told Scientific American that Pope Francis personally blessed his cutting edge
Right out of an H.G. Wells nightmare
The following comes from an August 7 Operation Rescue article by Cheryl Sullenger: Houston, TX — Today, the Center for Medical Progress released the full, uncut video of the undercover visit to