In light of our ongoing treatment of Sanger and the Eugenics Movement, it’s fair to ask if the eugenists have any merit to their argument. No, they don’t. From a Christian anthropological perspective, the least among us is made in the image and likeness of God. Jesus tells us in Matthew 25 that He will [...]
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Genetics: The Nature v. Nurture Argument
Posted in Abortion, Biomedical Ethics, Birth Control, DNA, Dignity, Eugenics, Margaret Sanger, Personhood, Right to Life, tagged Eugenics, Genetics, Nature Nurture, Sanger on January 4, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Biomedical Ethics
Posted in Abortion, Biomedical Ethics, Christmas, Condoms, DNA, Quotes, Sexually Transmitted Disease on December 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
LifeNews reports, Obama Admin Forces Americans to Pay for More Embryonic Stem Cell Research: “National Institutes of Health chief Francis Collins approved taxpayer funding of 27 more lines of embryonic stem cells.” Having overturned the Bush administration’s restrictions, we are headed in the wrong direction morally, but also scientifically. Embryonic stem cell research has consistently [...]
Score Another One For DNA Testing
Posted in DNA, tagged Capital Punishment, DNA Testing, Innocence Project on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s news like this that makes me proud to be a molecular biologist. Yahoo News breaks an AP story of yet another person exonerated by DNA testing. Mr. James Bain is the longest-serving convict of the 246 convicts freed nationwide by DNA analysis, having served 35 years in Florida prisons for the kidnapping and rape [...]
