- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- This was a serious review of the ethical considerations surrounding use of human fetal tissue in research by highly credentialed and distinguished professionals, following the process set out in federal law," Mallory Quigley of the Susan B. Anthony group said to Science magazine. (focusonthefamily.com)
- It is disheartening to see an ethics review perverted by an administration seeking to achieve a policy goal, a near ban on research with human fetal tissue. (focusonthefamily.com)
- The Ethics Advisory Board was dominated by individuals who have opposed research using human fetal tissue. (focusonthefamily.com)
- Crucial advances in biomedical research will be slowed because of the American restrictions on research using human fetal tissue. (focusonthefamily.com)
- 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)
- AM is a promoter of epithelialization and is a non-tumorigenic tissue and its use has no ethical problems. (primepositionseo.com)
- According to The Washington Post , "The most common reason cited for recommending against funding a project was the contention that the researcher had not provided adequate ethical justification for using fetal tissue. (focusonthefamily.com)
- Very little research is actually being done that currently relies on abortion-derived fetal tissues. (breitbart.com)
- Pro-abortion groups, or those interested in utilizing preborn tissue in research, were less enthusiastic about the decisions. (focusonthefamily.com)
- Brittany Raymer serves as a policy analyst at Focus on the Family, researching and writing about abortion, assisted suicide, bioethics and a variety of other issues involving the sanctity of human life and broader social issues. (focusonthefamily.com)
- Last year, the Trump administration halted most of the government-funded research utilizing preborn tissue and established a new advisory board within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to evaluate new research projects. (focusonthefamily.com)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Pro-life organizations welcomed the decision, due to the controversial and unethical nature of utilizing aborted preborn tissue in medical and scientific research. (focusonthefamily.com)
- 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 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- People may die unnecessarily because the administration has allowed an ideological special interest group to hijack biomedical research. (focusonthefamily.com)
- Previously, Raymer worked at Samaritan's Purse in several roles involving research, social media and web content management. (focusonthefamily.com)
- Today, thanks to advances brought about by research on the mechanisms of diseases and aggressive therapy, it is 97 percent at five years and 90 percent at ten years. (nih.gov)
- Although they are taking different approaches, each center has the same goal: stimulating red blood cells in the bone marrow to produce fetal hemoglobin, a non-mutant form of hemoglobin that the body normally stops producing shortly after birth. (nih.gov)
- In SCD, the sickle-shaped blood cells have a tendency to obstruct the smallest vessels in the body, impairing blood flow, which leads to tissue damage and pain. (nih.gov)
- The video makers - posing as representatives of a fictitious biomedical lab seeking to buy such samples - contend they've exposed Planned Parenthood officials figuring out how to maximize revenues off the sale of fetal body parts while chatting with the bogus buyers over lunch at a Pasadena bistro. (independent.com)
- Thanks to major advances in lupus research within the last 20 years, individuals with the disease are benefiting from diagnostic tools that can detect disease far earlier in the process, before major tissue damage occurs. (nih.gov)
- Although patients with SCD have a mutant gene for a component of adult hemoglobin, their gene for gamma globin, the novel subunit of fetal hemoglobin, is not mutated. (nih.gov)
- Thus, these patients have within their genome the genetic pieces their red blood cells need to produce functioning fetal hemoglobin. (nih.gov)
- The ultimate goal of this plan is to identify needs and opportunities from both public and private organizations to continue to accelerate progress in lupus research to further improve quality of life of patients who have lupus. (nih.gov)