21. Biography: Ronald Green
Institutes of Health Human Embryo Research Panel and collaborated in
the writing of the Panel's Report providing guidelines for all future federally
funded research on the human embryo. From February 1996 through June of 1997, he
served as a
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22. Biography: Eric Overström
mechanisms of early embryo development,
including the production of transgenic and cloned animals, in species including
the pig, cow, goat and rodents. Current research is directed at understanding 1)
cell cycle synchronicity of
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23. Genetics Topic: Should Morality be Within the Purview of Patent Law?
germline ;
Use of human embryos for industrial or commercial purposes;
Processes for modifying animal germline, which cause suffering without substantial medical benefit
Plant & animal varieties and essential biological processes
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24. Stem Cell Topic: Appendix I: Working Group Members
of Health Human Embryo Research Panel. In 1996-97, he served, half time, as the founding director of the
Office of Genome Ethics at NIHs National Human Genome Research Institute. Dr. Green has been president of the Society
of
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25. Stem Cell Topic: Current Status of Human Stem Cell Research
for stem cells. Embryonic stem cells are derived from the
inner cell mass of a blastocyst (a very early embryo). Embryonic
germ cells are collected from fetal tissue at a somewhat later stage
of development (from a region called
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26. Stem Cell Topic: Funding
from these various sources.
Embryonic stem cells (ES cells ) derived from early embryos and embryonic
germ cells (EG cells) have particular promise for a wide range of therapeutic
applications because they are capable of giving rise to virtually
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27. Stem Cell Topic: Public Sector Oversight
for the Certification of Embryo Laboratories should be
generally endorsed and its adoption by the states strongly encouraged. The program is a useful first step toward
achieving greater quality control in private fertility clinics that
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28. Stem Cell Topic: Sources of Stem Cells and Guidelines for Use
eggs cannot be frozen but embryos can, persons using IVF
usually aim to produce a group of stored, frozen embryos to support as many
attempts at pregnancy as necessary to achieve their goals. Often, they end up with more embryos than
they need
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29. Genetics Topic: Stem-Cell Colloquy - Index
are the moral limits of embryo and embryonic stem cell research?
Ron
Cole-Turner Pittsburgh
Theological Seminary: Play
Robert
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30. Stem Cell Topic: The Stem Cell Debate: Ethical Questions
of research on human embryonic
stem cells, approval even in the face of ethical squeamishness regarding embryo
research. If this Australian statement is a barometer, we need to ask: what is
the cultural weather forecast? What might be
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