Kresta in the Afternoon – January 20, 2016 – Hour 1
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+ Kresta News Roundup
+ Growing Human Organs in Animals: If it’s Possible, is it Moral?
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- Description: Some research centers in the US are attempting to grow human tissue inside pigs and sheep with the hope of creating organs that can be used for transplants. The National Institutes of Health announced last fall that it will not support these studies because it is concerned the “human-animal chimeras” could develop an altered cognitive state with human brain cells. It may be possible to grow a human lung inside a pig but is it ethical? We’ll talk about it with Fr. Tad Pacholczyk of the National Catholic Bioethics Center.
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Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
Fr. Tad is the Director of Education at National Catholic Bioethics Center and the author of the Making Sense of Bioethics column, which appears in diocesan newspapers across the country. He earned a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Yale University. - Resources:
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- Human-Animal Chimeras Are Gestating on U.S. Research Farms (http://www.technologyreview.com/news/545106/human-animal-chimeras-are-gestating-on-us-research-farms/)
- Should Human Stem Cells Be Used To Make Partly Human Chimeras? (http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=8975&&printsafe=1)
- New stem cell may be key to human organs in animals (http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/may/06/salk-izpisua-chimera/all/?print)
- Bioethics Without Ethics (http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/bioethics-without-ethics)
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- Fr. Tad's writings (http://www.ncbcenter.org/page.aspx?pid=1205)
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+ Triple-Digit Drop Once Again at the DOW. Why is My Money Evaporating?
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- Description: It’s been another bad day for Wall Street and your 401K. The Dow Jones average fell more than 400 points, while the S&P reached its lowest level since late 2014. What’s the reason for the free fall at the stock market? What does it mean for your money? We’ll get some answers from George Schwartz.
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George Schwartz
George Schwartz is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Schwartz Investment Counsel. He is the Chairman and CEO of Ave Maria Mutual Funds and the author of Shareholder Rebellion and Good Returns. - Resources:
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- US Markets Claw Back From Earlier Losses (http://abcnews.go.com/Business/dow-dives-500-points-investors-seek-safety-gold/story?id=36401647)
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- Ave Maria Funds (https://avemariafunds.com/)
- Schwartz Investment Council (http://www.schwartzinvest.com/)
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