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BioNews Comment articles written by Dr Patrick Foong:
| Caveat: Stem cells touted for coronavirus treatments |
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| 29 June 2020 - by Dr Patrick Foong |
| This unprecedented challenging time has seen the emergence of unproven stem cell-based therapies for the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2... [Read More] |
| The aftermath of the He Jiankui fiasco: China's response |
| 3 February 2020 - by Dr Patrick Foong |
| Dr He Jiankui, who claimed that the world's first babies had been born with edited genomes, has been sentenced to three years in prison and fined for performing 'illegal medical practices'... [Read More] |
| Human genome editing: what about the protection of egg donors in research? |
| 9 December 2019 - by Dr Patrick Foong |
| It's just over a year since Dr He Jiankui's controversial announcement that he had created the world's first genome-edited babies... [Read More] |
| Human-animal chimeras: should other countries follow Japan's lead? |
| 2 September 2019 - by Dr Patrick Foong |
| Under the new Japanese guidelines, a Japanese scientist, Dr Hiromitsu Nakauchi, is the first to receive government approval to produce animal embryos that have human cells and transplant them into surrogate animals... [Read More] |
| Designing your own child: Australia's regulations |
| 10 June 2019 - by Dr Patrick Foong |
| In Australia, debates on whether prospective parents should be permitted to make their own decisions on gender selection for non-medical purposes have been ramping up... [Read More] |
| Confronting unproven stem cell treatments in Australia: The new regulation |
| 20 November 2017 - by Dr Patrick Foong |
| Stem cell research holds tremendous promise for the treatment of a wide variety of illnesses and conditions, from spinal cord injury to autism. However, much more work is necessary to translate stem cell research into safe and effective therapies... [Read More] |