Word: stemming
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Although the center will undoubtedly keep the proceedings of its research conspicuously legal, the University’s insistence on pursuing research not sanctioned by federal research grants is nonetheless troubling. There is a reason that federal grants are limited to pre-existing stem cell lines: Considerable debate and controversy surrounds such research. Harvard’s leadership role as a research institution demands it pay attention to this controversy. In one of the most critical evaluations of stem cell research at Harvard so far, Hyman proclaimed, “It’s something Harvard ought to be doing...
Islamic Awareness Week kicked off Saturday with a discussion of how to reconcile Islamic traditional teachings with modern scientific questions about stem cells, “gay genes” and bioethics...
Saeed Khan, director and senior fellow at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, spoke for an hour Saturday about using Islamic scripture to resolve complicated issues surrounding stem cell research and genomic therapy. He discussed how the Fiqh Council, an Islamic advisory body which issues interpretations of the law, has provided guidelines on controversial topics such as the use of fetal stem cells for research purposes...
...Islam has a very progressive and very pragmatic viewpoint when it comes to stem cell research,” Khan said. “This is a departure from many other religions...
...very important message. But in my judgment, the way it was applied this time, it has encouraged street-level anger, and I have been told by people it encourages the recruitment of terrorists. I mean, look, even Rumsfeld's own memo underscores that they haven't discovered how to stem the tide of recruitment...