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| “Over 1.5 million patients have had their lives saved and health improved by adult stem cell transplants”, a senior academic and stem cell expert has said. | |
| Science | The Christian Institute - 9th September 2016 |
| The creation of 'three-parent babies’ may result in unexpected side effects, according to the latest research. Scientists in Spain have discovered that using the technique on mice yields disturbing effects in later life, particularly in regards to metabolism and accelerated ageing. The findings, published on the highly respected scientific journal Nature, raise fresh concerns over the controversial technique and whether the same effects might also apply to humans. | |
| Science | Christian Concern - 8th July 2016 |
| A study into the early development of human embryos has prompted calls this week from scientists to extend the current 14 day legal limit on embryo experimentation. The study in question developed embryos up to 13 days – past the point they would normally be implanted in the womb and just one day shy of the legal limit. | |
| Science | CARE Impact Direct - 6th May 2016 |
| Scientists have raised fresh questions over the effectiveness and safety of a ‘gene-editing’ technique which leads to the creation of ‘three-parent babies’. Mitochondrial replacement therapy aims to prevent babies inheriting health problems. But in some trials researchers found that unhealthy mitochondria could sometimes ‘carry-over’, dominating the healthy mitochondria. Over time this could actually cause one of the diseases the therapy is intended to cure. | |
| Science | Christian Concern - 20th May 2016 |
| 'Rogue' clinics may use germline editing to ‘enhance’ children and for other harmful experiments, leading bioethicists have warned. The warnings come only a fortnight after UK scientists were granted permission to begin genetic modification on human embryos, crossing a dangerous ethical line. | |
| Science | Christian Concern - 20th February 2016 |
| 'Three-parent babies' technology should not be used to create baby girls, a group of American academics has said. The US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine said the technique, which is permitted in the UK, should initially only be used on male embryos, as girls can pass on faulty mitochondrial DNA to future generations. | |
| Science | Christian Concern - 6th February 2016 |
| Dr Kathy Niakan has applied to the HFEA for permission to genetically modify human embryos. She plans to use 20-30 donated embryos to conduct research that she claims could affect which human embryos are chosen for IVF. This kind of genetic modification is legal in the UK, but it has never been tried here before. | |
| Science | Christian Concern - 16th January 2016 |
| A private letter in which Charles Darwin admits to being an atheist has sold for £125,000. The British naturalist was dogged by rumours and speculation as to his lack of religious beliefs but he always shied away from confirming them either way. This is why the letter has proved so popular with collectors. | |
| Science | Bible Society - 25th September 2015 |
| Scientists have called for a moratorium on the use of new 'gene-editing' techniques to create babies. When coupled with IVF, the methodologies would involve alteration to the human germ-line, meaning that changes would be passed down the generations. | |
| Science | Christian Concern - 21st March 2015 |
| A letter written by Albert Einstein describing God as creator has sold at auction for £49,000. The letter sought to defend his theory of relativity. In it he wrote that God ‘created the world’ with ‘intelligence and elegance’. | |
| Science | Bible Society - 27th February 2015 |
| MPs have voted in favour of legalising controversial techniques to create three and four-parent babies, despite serious safety and ethical concerns. Following a House of Commons debate, MPs voted 382 to 128 to approve regulations allowing procedures aimed at creating children free from mitochondrial disease. | |
| Science | Christian Institute - 6th February 2015 |
| Society needs to be prepared for the prospect of ‘designer babies’ in the wake of recent developments in genetics, leading scientists have said. The technology could be used to add new pieces of genetic code, leading to children being ‘designed’ without certain diseases. | |
| Science | Christian Institute - 23rd January 2015 |
| Scientists have taken cells from tiny human beings and injected them into mice to create 'hybrid' brains in the animals. The memories of those mice that received the injections were said to function four times 'better' than sibling mice that had not received human cells. The brain cells were taken from human embryos that were 'left over' following IVF treatment. | |
| Science | Christian Concern - 13th December 2014 |
| The creation of babies with three genetic parents would be an 'amazing opportunity' for families whose lives have been blighted by incurable diseases, say an eminent group of experts on ethics in science. The influential Nuffleld Council on Bioethics conceded that while those with religious views might view the advance as an 'abomination', there is no ethical reason to stop it, provided it is proved to be safe and effective. The approval comes as pressure builds on the Government to amend the law to allow the genetic engineering of eggs and embryos, creating babies free of devastating genetic diseases. The children would effectively have two mothers and one father. Those in favour say it would give couples, who have endured the heartbreak of miscarriages and stillbirths, and children who have died while still young, the option of having a healthy family. But critics say that the science is too risky and the safety of the baby should take precedence over a woman's desire to be a mother. | |
| Science | The Daily Mail June 12 2012 |
| After a landmark ruling in October, scientists will no longer be able to patent stem cell work that involves the destruction of human embryos. The decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) means scientists may be encouraged to divert their attention to adult stem cells. | |
| Science | Evangelicals Now, January 2012 |
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