Fallout from hailed cloning paper

Duplicated figures raise debate over expedited publication. How fast is too fast for review of a scientific article? And who has the responsibility to ensure accuracy? Errors found in a widely acclaimed cloning study have rekindled those questions — and sent the lead author and the journal that published it scrambling to assure the world that…

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Boy, 2, is the first to have cerebral palsy 'successfully treated' using stem cells, taking him from a vegetative state to walking and talking

The child was left in a vegetative state after going into cardiac arrest Doctors said his future was bleak and his chances of survival were minimal But German doctors performed stem-cell therapy using frozen blood from his umbilical cord stored at birth and now he can walk, talk and smile again Experts said the results…

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Expert Tells Congress Unborn Babies Can Feel Pain Starting at 8 Weeks

During a hearing on a bill that would ban late-term abortions nationwide, an expert on human embryonic development informed members of the committee that unborn babies have the capacity to feel pain as early as 8 weeks.

Maureen Condic, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Utah and obtained her Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley. She is a widely published scientist whose works have appeared in a wide variety of peer-reviewed journals.

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25-year-old 'forced' to undergo abortion at CHC

A 25-year-old pregnant woman in Kanpur Dehat on Wednesday accused two staff nurses of Community Health Centre, Pukhrayan, of forcibly aborting her baby in utter disregard of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act. The district health department is looking into the case. The patient, Neetu, a resident of Pulinder village, also alleged that nurses…

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Jim Caviezel: A Rare Pro-life Star in Hollywood

Hollywood, CA (LiveActionNews) — Jim Caviezel, famed for his role as Christ in The Passion of the Christ, and currently starring as the leading man in TV’s Person of Interest, is no stranger to being, well, different in Hollywood. From his publicly Catholic faith to his committed pro-life views, he stands in stark contrast to the typical movie star. Caviezel’s personal life is…

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