Banking on immortality? Exploring the stem cell supply chain from embryo to therapeutic application

Article Abstract:

A number of difficult and controversial issues surrounding the development of stem cell lines from embryonic stem cells derived from unused embryos during IVF treatment are discussed. Standardization, provenance and governance in the supply chain of embryonic stem cell lines might provide a basis for better understanding the global commodification of life.

Public affairs, Social aspects, Human reproductive technology, Fertilization in vitro, Human, Human fertilization in vitro

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The robot and the forest

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The correct functioning of a robot is dependent upon a program and the execution of program that contains information, which dictates the robot's performance. Like a robot, the signaling system both ensures the proper functioning of the body and defines its functional and individual autonomy and follows the order of the program, all in making up a whole.

Brain research, Human biology

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Cloning/stem cells and the meaning of life

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The controversies over human cloning stem cell research and potential applications of both are discussed. It is suggested that the critical theoretical concept of alienation might offer a more useful platform from which to address the paradox than either a naive faith in science combined with an individual market-based model of choice.

Human evolution, Genetic research, Human cloning

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