Genetic Discrimination
Francis Collins talked about the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act and the public policy implications of expanding use of genetic information. On Thursday, April 24, 2008, the Senate…
420 viewsFrancis Collins talked about the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act and the public policy implications of expanding use of genetic information. On Thursday, April 24, 2008, the Senate…
420 viewsRick Weiss talked by remote video from New York City about the discovery announced earlier in the week that skin cells can behave like embryonic stem cells. This finding has been hailed as o…
108 viewsMr. Weiss talked about his National Geographic magazine cover story on stem cell research, titled, “The Power to Divide.” He responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail…
152 viewsRick Weiss of the Washington Post discussed the science and politics of stem cell research. Ten days before, a majority of U.S. senators asked President Bush by letter to ease up on strict r…
52 viewsRick Weiss, a science reporter for The Washington Post, talked about the process of human cloning. He spoke about South Korean scientists successfully cloning human embryos and the internati…
616 viewsThe guest talked about what has been learned from cloning and whether meat from cloned animals will ever be common in the human diet. He responded to audience telephone calls, faxes and elec…
162 viewsMr. Weiss talked about his article, “Clone Study Casts Doubt on Stem Cells,” and about public policy implications and research issues surrounding stem cell research. He responded to audience…
49 viewsMr. Weiss talked about the medical, economic and political consequences of gene therapy and genome research. He also commented on headline news stories and responded to audience telephone ca…
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