by rss feed | Oct 13, 2024 | Diapause, Jacob Hanna, Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, News Feeds, weekly reads
Remember cryonics, the idea that you could hit pause on human life? This relies on the super-cold power of liquid nitrogen or some other ultra-freezing method. Apparently cryonics is still a thing and there are people with even just their heads frozen. A new story...
by rss feed | Feb 28, 2023 | brain organoids, Jacob Hanna, News Feeds, organoid consciousness, stem cell research ethics
Someday could human brain organoids get to the point of having organized human-like thoughts? Even consciousness? The more time passes, the less likely I think this is. It’s not impossible, but brain organoids have big limitations in that regard. To be clear, I...
by rss feed | Aug 18, 2022 | bioethics, Educational, human embryo model, Jacob Hanna, Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, News Feeds, Renewal Bio
Stem cell biologist Jacob Hanna has a new startup called Renewal Bio. Its goal is to harvest cells or tissues from human embryo or fetus models for clinical use. I believe that their commercial ambitions have so far outstripped careful thought and discussion in the...
