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Human stem cell research is complex. Do law and ethics address it the same way? Since the answer is emphatically “no,” count on rapid and interesting developments in law and ethics, as the two approaches alternately converge and clash.
Human embryonic stem cells are the primary cells from which all cells in the body differentiate and develop. Scientists suggest that, if this plasticity and development were closely studied, new forms of therapy could result, as well as new insights into how human beings, organs and tissues develop. New research and clinical applications could include repair of tissues and organs that would otherwise require a transplant from a different donor, repairing damaged cells, gene therapy through genetically “corrected” cells, and ways to screen new drugs for toxicity and efficacy without prior clinical testing in human beings.
Many ethicists and governmental advisers have focused on stem cell derivation. This is because stem cells are derived from the “inner cell mass” abstracted from a human blastocyst, which is a cluster of cells that has differentiated to the point of dividing into those cells that will go on to form placental and surrounding tissues, and those cells that will later divide into the three basic germ layers from which all organs, tissues and cells of an adult organism will arise. Whether the blastocyst arises from a normally fertilized egg, or from so-called “somatic cell nuclear transfer” -the transfer of a somatic cell nucleus into an enucleated egg- isolating stem cells necessarily requires the destruction of that blastocyst.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?