July 2008

iPS Cell Advances for ALS Patient

Big news today with more advances with iPS cells. “Harvard and Columbia scientists have for the first time used a new technique to transform an ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) patient’s skin cells into motor neurons, a process that may be used in the future to create tailor-made cells to treat the [...]

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Why I’m Boycotting the Bejing Olympics

Well first I must be entirely candid. Sports just aren’t my thing, so my boycotting the summer Olympics is low cost to me personally! Second, Bejing? Come’on. This IS THE HUMAN FUTURE blog on the inviolability of all human life. Here’s a litany of human rights abuses in the London Telegraph today. Things like imprisonment [...]

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We Need to Study Infertility

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times! And today, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Louise Brown, the first test tube baby, I’ll say it again. We need to start studying and better understanding infertility. Once we were able to make life in the lab, we stopped studying and [...]

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Anti-Alzheimer’s Prescription Book

Dr. Vincent Fortanasce, who is a supporter of my work has written a new book and I wanted to give a plug for it. It’s available on Amazon.com. Here’s what his staff sent me on his book: In a 4 step method Dr. Fortanasce will present the DEAR method that is medically proven to prevent [...]

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My Google Tech Talk

http://youtube.com/v/SZDFLb1rjUo I was invited to speak at Google last week on the exploitation of women for their eggs. Check it out and let me know what you think!

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I’m a Flip-flopper

Yes, it’s true. I’m a flip-flopper. If I was running for political office, it would be only a matter of hours until my past would be made public and the whole world would come to know the truth. You see, I was once pro-choice. But some 10 years ago, I found myself in a position [...]

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Mother has twins at age of 70

The now, world’s oldest mother just gave birth to twins. She’s 70 and her husband is 77. Of course they needed to use IVF – and you can bet your life that they needed donated eggs. Why would a couple, with two grown daughters and five grandchildren want more children at this stage in their [...]

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Stem cell researchers warn of egg shortage in the US

More warnings that there are not enough eggs to meet the demands of cloning research and that the solution to this shortage in the US is to be able to pay women for their eggs. “In an article published in Nature last week, Kevin Eggan and Douglas Melton from Harvard University’s Stem Cell Institute claim [...]

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