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Is cell “Totipotency” within the grasp of scientists ?
Scientists have successfully reprogrammed murine cells to the “totipotency” stage. Human body cells have already been reprogrammed into “pluripotent” cells or iPS since Professor Yamanaka’s discovery in 2006, but this new finding reprograms cells to a further...
Japon : Suspension of the first clinical trial using IPS Cells
Le premier et unique essai clinique utilisant des cellules iPS a été suspendu au début de l’été. Il avait été lancé en 2014 au Japon et visait le traitement de la DMLA, Dégénérescence Maculaire Liée à l’Age, première cause de cécité chez les personnes âgées de plus de...
The White House is opposed to halting finance for Americain familiy planning
The debate is gaining momentum in the United States since videos filmed with hidden cameras showing family planning employees “offering to sell the tissue of aborted foetuses” went on-line in early July. Following the proposal of Republican Senators who...
The Netherlands, Belgium: Doctors are practising euthanasia on a “slippery slope”
“Even in countries where medically assisted suicide is legal, doctors are often reluctant to help patients who ask to die”. This is the conclusion reached in several European studies but it does not prevent the number of euthanasia cases from increasing. One of...
Surgeons perform pig-primate organ transplants
In the United States, a biotechnology company is creating genetically modified pigs with the intention of performing pig-to-baboon organ transplants. The aim is to provide an alternative to organ donation. The organs of these genetically modified pigs...
The UN lectures Senegal on the subject of abortion
On 7 July in Geneva, experts on the United Nations Committee examined the implementation by Senegal of the United Nations Convention with specific reference to the “elimination of all forms of discrimination against women”. Following this enquiry, they...
The history of artificial intelligence: a succession of “disillusions”
Dr. Laurent Alexandre, an author specialising in transhumanist issues, is publishing a paper on the “false promises of artificial intelligence”. He returns to the history of artificial intelligence to show that the current “avalanche of catastrophic predictions”...
In Nepal and Armenia – measures to prevent selective abortions
In early July, the Armenian Ministry for Health submitted a draft law to Parliament “explicitly prohibiting all gender selective abortions”. In Armenia, “the pressure to abort female foetuses is widespread”. The draft law calls for requests to be submitted in...
WHO proposals to cope with the shortage of “abortionists”
The WHO (World Health Organisation) has published a guide in which it “laments the serious shortage of qualified abortion services, especially in developing countries”.To cope with this, the WHO makes the following proposals: To make “medical standards more...
Thailand limits surrogacy options
Following recent scandals in Thailand surrounding surrogacy , a draft law was put forward in February . This law was approved and came into force on 30 July 2015. In particular, it stipulates a 10 year prison sentence and a fine of $6,200 for anyone benefiting...
Scientists create “mini-organs” in vitro
Published in the Nature journal at the end of July, the article by Cassandra Willyard has gradually fuelled media interest. She revealed “amazing” projects carried out by several teams of international scientists who are creating “mini-organ” banks in an attempt to:...
Gaspard’s mum is wondering: What will happen when Gaspard’s health gets worse than Vincent Lambert’s?
Gaspard is a nearly 2-year-old little boy. He is living with Sandhoff disease, a genetic degenerative disease. When the ECHR adjudicated in favour of stopping the vital care provided to Vincent, Gaspard’s mum became angry. Généthique spoke with her. Why...