100-years-old Aug 18, 2009
She served on SDC's Bioethics Committee and on various parent groups. Every Sunday, until giving up driving in 1997, Loreen prepared and liquidized the foods that Marilyn enjoyed, and took them to feed her. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
"For CARTaGENE to be a success, it must recruit 20,000 people between 40 and 69 years of age." - Dr. Claude Laberge May 18, 2009
She served as Chair of the International Ethics Committee of the Human Genome Organization (HUGO) from 1996 to 2004 and from 1993 to 1997, was member of the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee, which drafted the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights. She is also the co-founder of the International Institute of Research in Ethics and Biomedicine (IIREB) and a researcher with the Quebec R;seau de m;decine de g;n;tique appliqu;e (Network of Applied Genetic Medicine; RMGA). (Canada Newswire)
'Odd incidents' surround Specter switch... May 8, 2009
The Italian National Bioethics Committee has admitted that this effect could actually allow a degree of consciousness to develop in anencephalic babies, whose brain stem is intact. Although the brain stem normally acts to maintain the functioning of the body's organs, its cells could theoretically change function to compensate for the missing upper brain. (The Drudge Report)
SKorea to lift ban on human stem cell research Apr 29, 2009
The National Bioethics Committee, a presidential advisory group, said Wednesday it has decided to allow a Seoul hospital to conduct work on human stem cells. The committee issued several conditions on Cha Medical Center in exchange for the right to carry out human stem cell research, including hiring more bioethics experts, minimizing the use of human eggs and not citing specific diseases to prevent patients from harboring excessive hopes for cures. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Gabon establishes national ethics committee Mar 27, 2009
The recently established National Bioethics Committee of Gabon, which was established with the help of a grant from the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), is an example of the progress made to safeguard the well-being of African study participants. The newly formed National Bioethics Committee for research of Gabon currently comprises 19 members that represent the three main Gabonese research institutes (USS Libreville, URM Lambarene and CIRMF Franceville), as... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
