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Bio-Breast? Stem cells used for plastic surgery

This is kind of disturbing. Sure at first they will use cancer patients and burn victims to gain approval, but we all know it will not stop there. Before we know it girls everywhere will be attending bio-beauty parties. Somehow I don't think stem cells where intended for beautification of oneself.

Hwang Woo-suk: The scientist who cried wolf clones

I'm appalled that Kogene Biotech let disgraced frauds such as Hwang Woo-suk still work in the field of stem cells and cloning. To me faking results should mean expulsion from the field.

How to Confine GMO Pharmaceutical Plants?

As in past debates over genetically modified crops, biotech developers say that the benefits outweigh the risks, and that the risks are manageable. Critics question the benefits, and say the risk of a contaminated and potentially toxic food supply is untenable. In the middle, balancing economic benefit and public safety, are our appointed arbiters of risk, the government regulators.