http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/08/the-wild-west-of-reproductive-technology/ Progressive approaches to science policy Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:45:30 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/08/the-wild-west-of-reproductive-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-2563 Tony Mazzaschi Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:31:14 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/08/the-wild-west-of-reproductive-technology/#comment-2563 In an effort to fill the federal void, the National Academies of Sciences formed a Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee. The guidelines developed by this panel are likely to form the basis for any new federal stem cell research guidleines. I am surprised Mr. Weiss did not note them since they have largely been embraced by the research community, including private funders, research institutions, and journal editors. In an effort to fill the federal void, the National Academies of Sciences formed a Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee. The guidelines developed by this panel are likely to form the basis for any new federal stem cell research guidleines. I am surprised Mr. Weiss did not note them since they have largely been embraced by the research community, including private funders, research institutions, and journal editors.

]]> http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/08/the-wild-west-of-reproductive-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-2559 Zane Selvans Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:21:15 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/08/the-wild-west-of-reproductive-technology/#comment-2559 "Undoubtedly fall short" seems possibly a little harsh. Didn't Arthur C. Clarke say something to the effect of "We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run". We're still in the very short run here. “Undoubtedly fall short” seems possibly a little harsh. Didn’t Arthur C. Clarke say something to the effect of “We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run”. We’re still in the very short run here.

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