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We do not need fetal body parts from aborted babies to achieve future scientific and medical advancements," Lee said in her prepared testimony. (breitbart.com)

However, regardless of how strongly you support life, you may unknowingly be cooperating in aborted fetal cell research by purchasing products that use aborted fetuses either in the product itself or in its development. (hli.org)

Dr. Tara Sander Lee of the Charlotte Lozier Institute testified that human fetal tissue was never needed for research because of viable alternatives such as adult stem cells. (breitbart.com)
The Charlotte Lozier Institute claimed that fetal tissue was previously used for humanized mice experiments at NIH and Food and Drug Administration facilities, before the Trump administration's moratorium. (ncregister.com)

The Obama-appointed director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) says that human fetal tissue from elective abortions "will continue to be the mainstay" for federal research. (breitbart.com)
Prior to Collins' comments, some pro-life members of Congress were encouraged last week when NIH announced it would spend up to $20 million on alternatives to the use of fetal tissue from elective abortions for research. (breitbart.com)
In its announcement, NIH said in the near future it would be seeking grant applications for the development of "models that closely mimic and can be used to faithfully model human embryonic development or other aspects of human biology, for example, the human immune system, that do not rely on the use of human fetal tissue obtained from elective abortions. (breitbart.com)
The NIH is funding a $20 million program to "develop, demonstrate, and validate experimental models that do not rely on human fetal tissue from elective abortions. (chicagotribune.com)
NIH "has directed funding toward the development of alternative research methods that do not rely on human fetal tissue from elective abortions and I remain supportive of that effort. (chicagotribune.com)

NIH continued that while human fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell-derived systems have been used for researching human development and diseases, "new technologies raise the potential of reconstituting these model systems without fetal tissue yielding more replicable and reproducible system for broader uses. (breitbart.com)
The Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act (S.2754) would fund efforts to derive and study cells which have the capabilities of embryonic stem cells but which are not obtained by destroying living human embryos. (christiannewswire.com)
Casey said that CLS, "as a founding member of DO NO HARM, The Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics ( www.stemcellresearch.org ), supports the ethical research permitted by this bill using stem cells from adult tissues and umbilical cord blood that have been shown to have the versatility or to be convertible to the versatility once thought to only exist in embryonic stem cells. (christiannewswire.com)
Casey suggested that some state laws recently passed to encourage embryonic stem cell research, including one in New Jersey, could allow such "fetal farming" to harvest human body parts. (christiannewswire.com)
Let's face it," said Casey, "this bill would nullify the Bush Administration's wise policy of permitting federal funding only on pre-existing embryonic stem cell lines, and promote research using 'new' embryonic stem cell lines that can only be obtained by destroying countless living human embryos that are now 'frozen and unchosen' in IVF fertility clinics or creating such human embryos for research destruction. (christiannewswire.com)
Through its Law of Life Project, CLS supports ethical stem cell research and opposes the destructive human embryonic stem cell research. (christiannewswire.com)
To do this, they had to produce an army of never-tiring taste testers - that is, flavor receptors engineered from human embryonic kidney cells (HEK-293, a fetal kidney cell line popular in pharmaceutical research). (hli.org)

One of the first medical applications of cell lines derived from fetal tissues was their use in the production of the first polio vaccines. (wikipedia.org)
In a 2012 letter to Children of God for Life, PepsiCo stated that "Senomyx does not use HEK cells or any other tissues or cell lines derived from human embryos or babies for research performed on behalf of PepsiCo. (hli.org)

Casey noted from DO NO HARM's research of the medical literature from around the world that it "remains absolutely true that adult stem cells have benefited patients suffering from at least 72 diseases and conditions, where patient improvement is documented by peer-reviewed scientific publications. (christiannewswire.com)
[ 1 ] The human adult wound healing process can be divided into 3 or 4 distinct phases. (medscape.com)
The stem cells suits human needs, does not cause harm and can be obtained from both adult and fetal does not conflict with religious beliefs, it has tissues, umbilical cord and early embryos. (who.int)
both fetal and adult brain tissue samples. (lu.se)
We observed that LINE-1s are highly expressed in the developing human brain and particularly in neurons in the adult human brain. (lu.se)
To better understand how these repetitive genetic sequences influence brain development, researchers analyzed both fetal and adult brain tissue samples. (lu.se)

It would prevent the use of human fetal tissue (such as fetal stem cells) obtained by growing human embryos in a human or animal uterus in order to provide such tissue. (christiannewswire.com)
Unicellular for those cells that are derived from human organisms are primed to replicate (clone) pre-embryos, which seem to have a high themselves by nature. (who.int)

Science reports that NIH director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D . noted Thursday that while research on alternatives to the use of aborted fetal tissue is "scientifically, highly justified," fetal tissue will nevertheless "continue to be the mainstay. (breitbart.com)
However, in his comments Thursday, Collins said that even if alternatives are found, "you're going to have to compare it to the current standard, which is using fetal tissue. (breitbart.com)
Collins provided his comments just as a House Oversight subcommittee was holding what turned out to be a highly combative hearing to explore alternatives to the use of fetal tissue for research. (breitbart.com)
At a meeting of an NIH advisory panel in Maryland on Dec. 13, Collins said that while fetal tissue sales are currently being audited by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and alternatives to fetal tissue are being explored, fetal tissue "will continue to be the mainstay" of federal scientific research. (catholicnewsagency.com)
His comments come at a time when HHS, the parent agency of NIH, has terminated contracts with groups over their use of fetal stem cell tissue, has declined new contracts with other groups over the same, is auditing the use of fetal stem cell tissue throughout the department, and is exploring alternatives to the use of fetal tissue research. (catholicnewsagency.com)
The government's own top medical scientist, NIH Director Francis Collins, said as recently as last December that he believes "there's strong evidence that scientific benefits come from fetal tissue research ," and that fetal tissue, rather than any alternatives, would "continue to be the mainstay" for certain types of research for the foreseeable future. (chicagotribune.com)
The Susan B. Anthony List, a group that works to elect lawmakers opposed to abortion, said in a statement that taxpayer funding ought to go to promoting alternatives to using fetal tissue in medical research. (chicagotribune.com)

The use of fetal tissue in vaccine development is the practice of researching, developing, and producing vaccines through growing viruses in cultured (laboratory-grown) cells that were originally derived from human fetal tissue. (wikipedia.org)
The vaccines do not contain any of the original fetal tissue or cells or cells derived from fetal materials. (wikipedia.org)
The Catholic Church has encouraged its members to use alternative vaccines, produced without human cell lines, if possible. (wikipedia.org)
Fetal cell lines have been used in the manufacture of vaccines since 1930s. (wikipedia.org)
Many other vaccines, including those for chicken pox and rubella, are made using cell lines originally derived from fetal tissue from two pregnancies terminated in the 1960s, for reasons unrelated to vaccine development. (wikipedia.org)
Vaccines that have been or are made using cell lines originally derived from fetal tissue include: Adenovirus Chicken pox Ebola Polio Rabies Rubella Shingles Of these, the vaccines approved for use in the United States include some of those against rabies (Imovax), rubella, chicken pox, shingles, and adenovirus (as of January 2017). (wikipedia.org)
Nevertheless, the Pontifical Academy for Life, concluded in 2005 that parents may allow their children to receive vaccines made from fetal tissue if no alternative exists and there is a grave health risk. (wikipedia.org)
But research using fetal tissue has led to lifesaving advances , including development of vaccines for rubella and rabies and drugs to treat HIV. (chicagotribune.com)
Scientists around the country denounced the decision, saying that fetal tissue was critically needed for research on HIV vaccines, treatments that harness the body's immune system to battle cancer, and other health threats, including some to fetuses themselves. (chicagotribune.com)
Products related to fetal material can be broken down into three categories: artificial flavors, cosmetics, and medicines/vaccines. (hli.org)
The Vaccine Chart of the Sound Choice Pharmaceutical Institute (SCPI) lists dozens of vaccines and medical products that contain aborted fetal cell lines. (hli.org)

WASHINGTON - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Friday reversed restrictions on federally-funded research using fetal tissue and organs of aborted babies. (ncregister.com)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on April 16 that it was reversing restrictions on research using fetal tissue and organs of aborted babies. (ncregister.com)
An ultrasound is an imaging test that uses sound waves to make pictures of organs, tissues, and other structures inside your body. (medlineplus.gov)
Ultrasound is best used to learn about conditions that involve soft tissues, such as organs, glands, and blood vessels. (medlineplus.gov)

Asked by reporters what would happen if HHS determines contracts with fetal procurement companies did not meet those regulations, Collins said: "I guess we'll have to cross that bridge when we get to it. (breitbart.com)
As a result, NIH froze procurement of new tissue. (chicagotribune.com)

Today, fetal tissue is still making an impact, with clinical trials underway using cells from fetal tissue to treat conditions including Parkinson's disease, ALS, and spinal cord injury," said Doug Melton, co-director of Harvard's Stem Cell Institute and president of the International Society for Stem Cell Research. (chicagotribune.com)
As regards H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, Casey warned that the bill "violates a wise and fair decades-long policy against forcing taxpayers to support the destruction of early human life whether by abortion or by lethal human experimentation. (christiannewswire.com)
One of the greatest controversies triggered tissue, a stem cell encoding for heart tissue by the rapid pace of evolution in biology, will eventually develop into heart tissue particularly in genomics and biotechnology, and so on. (who.int)
The con- is removed and replaced by a nucleus of cept of human cloning has long been in the another cell type, the stem cell will then imagination of many scientists, scholars and be reprogrammed to produce the product fiction writers [ 1 ]. (who.int)
Johan Jakobsson, a professor at Lund University and research group leader at MultiPark and Lund Stem Cell Center, explains, "LINE-1 retrotransposons are a rich source of genetic sequences that we suspect have shaped the evolution of the human brain, and we now have the tools to explore their role in brain development. (lu.se)

By the fourth day, phagocytosis of contaminated tissues is well underway, and the processes of epithelization, collagen deposition, and maturation are occurring. (medscape.com)

In Lund, researchers are investigating these repetitive regions of our DNA to understand the role transposable elements play in human brain development and evolution. (lu.se)

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said in a notice to the "extramural research community" - researchers who are not at NIH facilities - that it would be removing the Trump administration's 2019 requirement that a federal ethics advisory board review all proposals for fetal tissue research. (ncregister.com)
The 2008 Vatican document Dignitatis Personae said that researchers have a duty to refuse aborted fetal tissue "to remove oneself, within the area of one's own research, from a gravely unjust legal situation and to affirm with clarity the value of human life. (ncregister.com)
Researchers participating in a AAAS Annual Meeting news briefing discuss how the use of brain tissue from living donors has prompted a paradigm shift in the study and understanding of the human brain. (aaas.org)
Researchers say they can grow large amounts of the transplantable tissue using cells from a small number of donors. (aaas.org)
Now, researchers in Sweden show that these biosynthetic corneas made with human collagen may allow patients who need corneal transplants but do not have donors to regain normal sight. (aaas.org)
Researchers at Lund University have discovered that a specific group of genetic elements in our DNA influence the development of the human brain, their study was published in Science Advances. (lu.se)
Researchers at Lund University offer new insights in their latest study, published in Science Advances, detailing how a specific group of genetic elements have influenced the development of the human brain over time. (lu.se)

There is strong evidence that scientific benefits can come from fetal tissue research, which can be done with an ethical framework," Collins, a physician-geneticist, said. (breitbart.com)
The NIH director's statements drew strong reactions from pro-life leaders, including Family Research Council president Tony Perkins, who said Collins' views are more reflective of the Obama administration. (breitbart.com)
Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America called upon the Trump administration to replace Collins in light of his "continued support of inhumane fetal tissue research. (breitbart.com)
A pro-life group dedicated to electing pro-life officials is calling on U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration to "correct" comments supportive of fetal tissue sales and research, recently made by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins. (catholicnewsagency.com)
In comments to reporters , Collins argued that fetal tissue is necessary for certain kinds of research, and said that "even for somebody who is very supportive of the pro-life position, you can make a strong case for this being an ethical stance. (catholicnewsagency.com)

Ending the use of fetal tissue by the National Institutes of Health has been a priority for anti-abortion activists, a core element of President Donald Trump's political base. (chicagotribune.com)

The cell lines continue to replicate on their own and no further sources of fetal cells are needed. (wikipedia.org)
COS-1 cells are of monkey origin and there are xenogeneic differences between monkey and human proteins. (wikipedia.org)
Which Cosmetics Use Fetal Cells? (hli.org)
Your children might enjoy using coffee creamers and eat soup with artificial flavor enhancers (Senomyx and Firmenich) tested on artificial taste buds engineered from aborted fetal cells. (hli.org)
The merge does not seem to have stopped the use of aborted fetal cells in development. (hli.org)
Tissues and Cells. (lu.se)
This paper outlines the debates prompted through a reproduction mechanism involv- by progress in cloning research, with special ing male and female germ cells. (who.int)

Very little research is actually being done that currently relies on abortion-derived fetal tissues. (breitbart.com)

His advocacy for using aborted baby parts in research is more reflective of the previous administration rather than the Trump administration, which has consistently advanced the sanctity of human life. (breitbart.com)

On Wednesday, the administration also said it is not renewing an expiring contract with the University of California, San Francisco, that used fetal tissue to create a human-like immune system in mice for HIV research. (chicagotribune.com)

for federally-funded fetal tissue research outside NIH facilities, the agency required approval by federal ethics advisory boards. (ncregister.com)
The ethics board reviewed 14 research proposals and recommended that HHS withhold funding from all but one of them. (ncregister.com)

After over 100 years of research, no therapies have been discovered or developed that require aborted fetal tissue," she continued. (breitbart.com)
It blocks important future research vital to the development of new therapies. (chicagotribune.com)

A recent study out of the University of Pittsburgh has highlighted the ongoing questions regarding the harvesting of fetal tissues for medical research. (ncregister.com)

This type of experimental research is a gross violation of human dignity and is not where the majority of Americans want their tax dollars being spent. (ncregister.com)
Promoting the dignity of human life from conception to natural death is one of the top priorities of President. (genethique.org)

The NIH director said the recent decision of its parent agency - the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - to audit federal purchases of aborted fetal tissue is being done simply "to assure the skeptics about the value of fetal tissue research [and] that this is being done according to all the appropriate regulations, guidelines, and oversight. (breitbart.com)
The board ultimately voted to withhold federal funding from 13 different fetal tissue research proposals, voting not to withhold funding of only one such proposal. (ncregister.com)
Administration officials said the federal policy changes will not affect privately funded research. (chicagotribune.com)
The Fetus Farming Prohibition Act (S.3504) amends current federal law against abuses in the area of fetal tissue research. (christiannewswire.com)

Experts outline the costs of disregarding the ethical considerations of such research. (ncregister.com)

Wound healing is a complex and dynamic process of replacing devitalized and missing cellular structures and tissue layers. (medscape.com)
The culmination of these biological processes results in the replacement of normal skin structures with fibroblastic mediated scar tissue. (medscape.com)

The two types of esophageal tissue derived-decellularized extracellular matrix bioinks can mimic the inherent components and composition of original tissues with layer specificity. (nature.com)

The challenge has been to determine what these elements do and how they affect human tissues, given their abundant and repetitive presence in the human genome. (lu.se)

The Health and Human Services Department said in a statement that government-funded research by universities that involves fetal tissue can continue for now, subject to additional scrutiny - although it also ended one major university project that used the tissue to test HIV treatments. (chicagotribune.com)

For example, in the 1950s, scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden propagated a polio virus in fetal cell lines to make into a polio vaccine. (wikipedia.org)

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. (who.int)

Food and beverages do not contain any aborted fetal material but may be tastier because of the nature of the research done in their development. (hli.org)
These elements are suspected to have played a key role in shaping the development of the human brain. (lu.se)

The fetal skin cell line that PSPs are based on was taken from an electively aborted baby whose body was donated to the University. (hli.org)
Its website claims that the trademarked PSP "harnesses the power of Human Growth Factors, Interleukins and other Cytokines, to help deliver state-of-the-art skin revitalization. (hli.org)

Exploiting the bodies of these young human beings is unnecessary and grotesque," she said. (ncregister.com)
He said, "CLS supports a national prohibition on such grotesque forms of lethal human experimentation for the same legal and moral reasons America has always prohibited the lethal experimentation on death row inmates. (christiannewswire.com)

Laboratory-made "biosynthetic" corneas can spur damaged tissue and broken nerves to regenerate, restoring vision in human eyes just as well as donor corneas, according to a two-year study of 10 patients reported in Science Translational Medicine. (aaas.org)
Taxpayers should not be made to foot the bill for such lethal human experimentation. (christiannewswire.com)

Surgeons usually use ectopic conduit tissues including stomach and intestine, presumably inducing donor site morbidity and severe complications. (nature.com)

These elements appear to influence the expression of both protein-coding genes and non-coding transcripts in the human brain through various mechanisms," says Raquel Garza. (lu.se)

Immortalised cell lines are an important research tool offering a stable medium for experiments. (wikipedia.org)

Editors select a small number of articles recently published in the journal that they believe will be particularly interesting to readers, or important in the respective research area. (mdpi.com)

A Feature Paper should be a substantial original Article that involves several techniques or approaches, provides an outlook for future research directions and describes possible research applications. (mdpi.com)

He told members to expect an announcement on fetal tissue research on Friday. (ncregister.com)

Prohibiting valuable research that uses fetal tissue that is otherwise going to be discarded doesn't make any sense," said Dr. Lawrence Goldstein, a regenerative medicine specialist at the University of California, San Diego. (chicagotribune.com)

Some biopsies use a needle to remove a sample of fluid or tissue from the body for testing. (medlineplus.gov)
If you're having a needle biopsy to remove fluid or tissue for a test, you may have an ultrasound as part of the procedure. (medlineplus.gov)

That if something can be done with these tissues that might save somebody's life downstream, perhaps that's a better choice than discarding them. (breitbart.com)
Responding to a question regarding how to differentiate among the three bills, CLS's Executive Director Sam Casey said: "It's the fundamental difference between life for all and death by lethal human experimentation for the voiceless few. (christiannewswire.com)

There are certain areas where it's hard to imagine that we would know what we know without the access to fetal tissue. (breitbart.com)
But the scientific consensus is there is no adequate substitute for fetal tissues in some research areas. (chicagotribune.com)
The aim is to provide a snapshot of some of the most exciting work published in the various research areas of the journal. (mdpi.com)

Although the vaccine materials are purified from cell debris, traces of human DNA fragments remain. (wikipedia.org)

These hearts, eyes, livers and brains belong to fellow members of the human family. (catholicnewsagency.com)

Last year, the administration announced a review of whether taxpayer dollars were being properly spent on fetal tissue research. (chicagotribune.com)
Because of the complexities of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) labeling, you would probably not know that these products use aborted fetal parts unless someone informed you. (hli.org)

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