US scientists reprogram cells to produce mice from 2 male parents

It’s been something of a holy grail amongst reproductive scientists for some time; the breeding of animals with same sex parents. However, reports today by U.S researchers of the successful breeding of mice from two fathers have been met with caution by Australian scientists and legal experts. “Whilst the findings in this paper are intriguing, whether such an approach could ever be applied to human reproduction is highly unlikely,” said Dr Megan Munsie, Senior Manager, Research and Government, Australian Stem Cell Centre.

SCPI Autism Study Press Release

Sound Choice Pharmaceutical Institute’s (SCPI) founder and lead scientist, Dr Theresa Deisher, presented their ongoing study into the possible link between aborted fetal DNA in several childhood immunizations with Autism and Austim Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at the International Meeting for Autism Research in Philadelphia, PA May 20-22, 2010.

SCPI Autism Abstract

Computational Detection of Homologous Recombination Hotspots in X-Chromosome Autism Associated Genes Abstract Friday, May 21, 2010 Franklin Hall B Level 4 (Philadelphia Marriott Downtown) 11:00 AM A. Ard , University of Portland, Portland, OR M. LaMadrid , Sound...