CMC Vellore joins stem cell research
The Indian Express reports that , " With President Abdul Kalam flagging off a centre for stem cells research at the Christian Medical College yesterday, the renowned college and hospital in Vellore, 200 km from Chennai, will join intensive global research in stem cell applications.Five scientific faculty will devote their entire time to research with stem cells, supported by research fellows and technical staff.
‘‘Stem cell applications in regenerating damaged cardiac muscle and treatment of diabetes mellitus will be the important objectives of the stem cell research,’’ CMC Director Dr. George Chandy told The Indian Express. Delivering the Dr Ida Scudder Oration, named after the founder of CMC, after laying the foundation stone for the research centre at CMC, Kalam called for ‘‘intensive research’’ for developing and producing cost effective treatment regime for genetic disorders, disorders due to cellular function deficiency and disorders arising out of certain pathogens through gene therapy and gene chip research, stem cell research and combination vaccine and pathogen specific antibiotics.
Its a welcome news that CMC is setting up a stem cell research centre. But has the government tried to initiate a public debate on "Stem cell research" ? With the world polarised into two camps on this issue, its very important to debate whether the "embryo" constitutes "life". The ethical debate assumes greater significance in a diverse nation like India with multiple religions.
Interesting to see these words on the wikipedia website , " Others do not view a blastocyst as a human being, and may instead see opposition of stem cell research as unfounded due to the suffering that new medical technologies could prevent. Many Jews,Hindus, Muslims, Humanists, liberal members of the Church of Christ, as well as a significant number of mainstream Christians are supportive of embryonic stem cell research. "
The Indian Express reports that , " With President Abdul Kalam flagging off a centre for stem cells research at the Christian Medical College yesterday, the renowned college and hospital in Vellore, 200 km from Chennai, will join intensive global research in stem cell applications.Five scientific faculty will devote their entire time to research with stem cells, supported by research fellows and technical staff.
‘‘Stem cell applications in regenerating damaged cardiac muscle and treatment of diabetes mellitus will be the important objectives of the stem cell research,’’ CMC Director Dr. George Chandy told The Indian Express. Delivering the Dr Ida Scudder Oration, named after the founder of CMC, after laying the foundation stone for the research centre at CMC, Kalam called for ‘‘intensive research’’ for developing and producing cost effective treatment regime for genetic disorders, disorders due to cellular function deficiency and disorders arising out of certain pathogens through gene therapy and gene chip research, stem cell research and combination vaccine and pathogen specific antibiotics.
Its a welcome news that CMC is setting up a stem cell research centre. But has the government tried to initiate a public debate on "Stem cell research" ? With the world polarised into two camps on this issue, its very important to debate whether the "embryo" constitutes "life". The ethical debate assumes greater significance in a diverse nation like India with multiple religions.
Interesting to see these words on the wikipedia website , " Others do not view a blastocyst as a human being, and may instead see opposition of stem cell research as unfounded due to the suffering that new medical technologies could prevent. Many Jews,Hindus, Muslims, Humanists, liberal members of the Church of Christ, as well as a significant number of mainstream Christians are supportive of embryonic stem cell research. "
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