Science Ministries, Inc.(SMI), is partnering with the Pregnancy Resource Clinic of Hampton Roads (PRC) in Hampton Roads, Virginia, to help raise funds for their "Ultrasound Project".
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SMI PO Box 6057 Virginia Beach, VA 23456 757-301-9375
The process aims to create healthy embryos for couples to avoid passing on genes carrying diseases.
CBNNews.com - British scientists say they have created human embryos containing DNA from two women and a man in a procedure that researchers hope might be used one day to produce embryos free of inherited diseases.Though the preliminary research has raised concerns about the possibility of genetically modified babies, the scientists say that the embryos are still only primarily the product of one man and one woman.
Dr. David Pauls is the president of the Center for Bioethics and Culture.
The scientific community, particularly the medical community, has a fiduciary responsibility to relate in such a way that people can have a basic understanding of the issues. This is taught throughout a doctor’s training and is part of the legal standard for obtaining informed consent. Yet, when the discussion goes from a hernia repair to embryonic stem cell research and cloning, the imperative for clarity vanishes.
Melanoma strikes tens of thousands of Americans every year. But a promising new treatment could offer hope for a disease that's often seen as a death sentence. "The results of this study are truly dramatic," said Dr. Darrell Rigel of the American Academy of Dermatology. "This is the first time we've ever seen a melanoma melt away like this in someone with advanced disease."
John McCain Keeping Open Mind to Embryonic Stem Cell Research Alternatives
In John McCain, pro-life voters have a solid presidential candidate against abortion but they have had concerns about his desire to spend public funds on embryonic stem cell research. However, the Arizona senator continues to keep his mind open to alternatives to the destructive practice.
I sat in church on Mother's Day and listened to the pastor build his sermon around the book of Proverbs. Sadly, one point of emphasis was that "it is better for a man to live in the corner of a roof than share a house with a complaining wife." The pastor predictably joked that "his point was scriptural and not personal." But then went on in poor taste to make other jokes concerning his wife's shopping habits and the number of shoes in her closet.
