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The Ethics Of Embryonic Stem Cell Research
The discussion of stem cell research seems to touch all the bases – religious, legal, ethical, financial and scientific. With such a disparate range of views and contentions, along with the federal government's abdication of any sort of leadership role, it will be difficult and take a great deal of time, energy, emotion and dollars, to reach a consensus view.
In an effort to bring leadership to a number of these issues, on April 26, 2005, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) issued its Guidelines For Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research (Guidelines). Developed on behalf of the scientific community, and without governmental involvement, the report sets forth a series of guidelines “to advance the science in a responsible manner.” They are intended to provide a guidance for all derivations of human embryonic stem (hES) cells using hES cells derived from blastocysts made for reproductive purposes and later obtained for research from IVF clinics, blastocysts made specifically for research using IVF and somatic cell nuclear transfer (NT) into oocytes. Notably, the NAS guidelines do not address reproductive uses of NT, in as much as the NAS had previously concluded that human reproductive cloning should not be practiced at all. (See Scientific and Medical Aspects of Human Reproductive Cloning, National Academy of Sciences, 2002; NAS Guidelines, at page 4.) The NAS Guidelines reach a broad variety of subjects. The focus of this article, however, is upon the ethical issues addressed by the Guidelines.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
Coverage Issues Stemming from Dry Cleaner Contamination Suits
In recent years, there has been a growing number of dry cleaners claiming to be "organic," "green," or "eco-friendly." While that may be true with respect to some, many dry cleaners continue to use a cleaning method involving the use of a solvent called perchloroethylene, commonly known as perc. And, there seems to be an increasing number of lawsuits stemming from environmental problems associated with historic dry cleaning operations utilizing this chemical.