American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology reacts to stem-cell ruling
Updated: 2010-09-02 22:07:05
Science Blog Scince Blog : Science news straight from the source About Our Bloggers Books , and Stuff Subscribe by Email Subscribe to RSS American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology reacts to stem-cell ruling by bjs on 02. Sep , 2010 in Blog Entry BETHESDA , Md . Sept . 2, 2010 The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology expressed its disapproval and disappointment this week in response to the Aug . 23 ruling in the U.S . District Court for the District of Columbia that granted a preliminary injunction barring federal funding of embryonic stem-cell . research In a statement , the society said the decision , which came in response to a lawsuit filed by two adult stem-cell researchers , effectively halts human embryonic stem-cell research in the United States and
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From The Project on Law & Mind Sciences at Harvard Law School (PLMS):
Below is a fascinating and enlightening 51-minute interview of Thomas Nadelhoffer by Harvard Law Student Brian Wood. The interview, titled “Developments in Neuroscience and their Implications for Criminal Law,” lasts just over 51 minutes. It was conducted the Law and Mind Science Seminar at Harvard (taught by Situationist Editor Jon Hanson).
Bio:
Situationist Contributor Dr. Thomas Nadelhoffer was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He has earned degrees in philosophy from The University of Georgia (BA), Georgia State University (MA), and Florida State University (PhD). Since 2006, he has been an assistant professor of philosopy and a member of the law and policy faculty at Dickinson College in Carl...
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