• Question: Are there any areas of research you would like to see continued if ethics were not an issue. For example embryonic stem cell research?

    Asked by r1ch to Chris, Kay, Kerstin, Lorna, Liv on 17 Mar 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Kerstin Zechner

      Kerstin Zechner answered on 17 Mar 2010:

      I think ethics are an important part of research, as it keeps crazy and overzealous scientists in check. However, I do more or less agree with stem cell research and was glad when the government passed the bill on allowing more extensive research on embryos in 2008.

    • Photo: Kay Penicud

      Kay Penicud answered on 18 Mar 2010:

      I’m not sure. I think you can’t really separate ethics from science. I wouldn’t work on anything I didn’t feel comfortable with

    • Photo: Olivia Hibbitt

      Olivia Hibbitt answered on 19 Mar 2010:

      Hi r1ch,

      I don’t think ethics should ever be discounted from research! However, I agree with the use of embryonic stem cells for research for a number of reasons and I think their use should continue. As someone who recently had kids I can honestly say that I didn’t think of them as people until they were actually outside my body….until then they were just organs! In fact, having seen how helpless infants are, I would have to say that they don’t really become separate from their mothers until about 3 months!

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