Tuesday, December 14, 2010

S Korean Company Cleared in Deaths Following Stem Cell Therapy

CNN
December 14, 2010

"It is very important that we distinguish the words cause and correlation," said bioethicist Glenn McGee, who participated in the ICMS investigation.

McGee explained that the dangers of the medical procedures undertaken in the treatments does not mean the stem cells used in the therapy are dangerous.

Link to story here.

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Monday, August 30, 2010

Stem Cells: The Ethics Debate Begins Anew

Glenn McGee, PhD
August 26, 2010
16 minutes 20 seconds

A US judge blocks rules on embryonic stem cell research, and the ethical merry-go-round begins anew on this controversial issue.

Glenn McGee lends some perspective in this edition of the Bioethics Channel. Dr. McGee is the John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics and editor in chief of the American Journal of Bioethics.

Link to podcast here.

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