Summary of Article: One of the leading journals of medical ethics-American Journal of Bioethics- relocated to the offices of a commercial stem cell clinic in Sugar Land, Texas. Glenn McGee, the former editor of the American Journal of Bioethics, became employed with Celltex Therapeutics as its president for ethics. McGee works for a company that is partnered with a distrusted South Korean company who is founded by the surgeon who treated Rick Perry’s back pain with unapproved adult stem cells. Some question McGee’s motives for the change in occupation because he had conducted a bio-ethics investigation on two deaths linked to the South Korean firm. McGee investigated the deaths of two patients who died after RNL bio infused stern cells into them. Though the company denied responsibility, the Korean authorities opened an investigation. The International Cellular Medicine Society investigated the case and the board sent to of its member- Michael Freeman, an epidemiologist, and Glenn McGee- to investigate the deaths. The two men concluded that the South Korean company was not guilty of causing the deaths of the two patients. McGee explained, “the fact of the patients' having died after receiving treatment didn't mean the treatment caused their deaths”. Suspiciously, McGee took that job at Celltex just a year after releasing his conclusion on the RNL case. Douglass Sipp, a researcher at the RIKEN center for developmental biology in Kobe, Japan pointed out the vague explanation of McGee. The report is unclear and the ethical review avoids any reference to real bioethics issues about stem cell treatments. McGee said nothing of the high patients’ risk of being exploited by the company. Sipp concluded that, "The foremost principle of biomedical ethics is putting the patient's interests first, but I cannot how see how that has been served here. The whole thing seems tawdry.” The article ends by noting the troubling relationship between McGee, Celltex, and RNL and by questioning McGee’s ethical motives. Did McGee help whitewash two deaths from stem cell treatments and parlay that whitewash into a corporate position?
Question: How can we stop the people who act unethically with biotechnology as a result of greed with money? Are there preventive steps as a whole that humanity could be taking? If so what do you think they are?
Summary: This article is about the Syrian government. The people of Syria want to switch over to a democratic form of government, but the current leader in power does not want to allow that to happen. He is having the people of Syria killed and basically held hostage keeping them away from vital resources needed for survival. Iran is supporting the killing of all of these people, because it would benefit them more if Syria did not turn into a Democratic style of government. If The United States intervenes with the killing of the Syrian people in any way, then Iran is said to attack. A possible World War 3 can occur from the result of this problem.
Question: Should Obama allow troops to go and help the Syrian people despite knowing what is at risk?
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ReplyDeleteOne of the leading journals of medical ethics-American Journal of Bioethics- relocated to the offices of a commercial stem cell clinic in Sugar Land, Texas. Glenn McGee, the former editor of the American Journal of Bioethics, became employed with Celltex Therapeutics as its president for ethics. McGee works for a company that is partnered with a distrusted South Korean company who is founded by the surgeon who treated Rick Perry’s back pain with unapproved adult stem cells. Some question McGee’s motives for the change in occupation because he had conducted a bio-ethics investigation on two deaths linked to the South Korean firm. McGee investigated the deaths of two patients who died after RNL bio infused stern cells into them. Though the company denied responsibility, the Korean authorities opened an investigation. The International Cellular Medicine Society investigated the case and the board sent to of its member- Michael Freeman, an epidemiologist, and Glenn McGee- to investigate the deaths. The two men concluded that the South Korean company was not guilty of causing the deaths of the two patients. McGee explained, “the fact of the patients' having died after receiving treatment didn't mean the treatment caused their deaths”.
Suspiciously, McGee took that job at Celltex just a year after releasing his conclusion on the RNL case. Douglass Sipp, a researcher at the RIKEN center for developmental biology in Kobe, Japan pointed out the vague explanation of McGee. The report is unclear and the ethical review avoids any reference to real bioethics issues about stem cell treatments. McGee said nothing of the high patients’ risk of being exploited by the company. Sipp concluded that, "The foremost principle of biomedical ethics is putting the patient's interests first, but I cannot how see how that has been served here. The whole thing seems tawdry.”
The article ends by noting the troubling relationship between McGee, Celltex, and RNL and by questioning McGee’s ethical motives. Did McGee help whitewash two deaths from stem cell treatments and parlay that whitewash into a corporate position?
Question:
How can we stop the people who act unethically with biotechnology as a result of greed with money? Are there preventive steps as a whole that humanity could be taking? If so what do you think they are?
I forgot the link to the article. Here it is:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2012/02/glenn_mcgee_and_celltex_an_ethics_scandal_in_bioethics_.html
Tevin Goodwin: The coming war in Syria-Iran: possible scenarios
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Summary: This article is about the Syrian government. The people of Syria want to switch over to a democratic form of government, but the current leader in power does not want to allow that to happen. He is having the people of Syria killed and basically held hostage keeping them away from vital resources needed for survival. Iran is supporting the killing of all of these people, because it would benefit them more if Syria did not turn into a Democratic style of government. If The United States intervenes with the killing of the Syrian people in any way, then Iran is said to attack. A possible World War 3 can occur from the result of this problem.
Question: Should Obama allow troops to go and help the Syrian people despite knowing what is at risk?
Question: What are the possible risks for releasing advanced bacteria into the weather patterns?
ReplyDeleteAnswer: Some risks would be that health issues could occur due to the bacteria in the air.