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28/10/2008
UCC Considers Researching Embryonic Stem Cells
The governing body of University College Cork is to consider allowing the use of embryonic stem cells for research.
The UCC would be the first university in the country to carry out the controversial practice, which is deplored by church and Christian groups despite holding the potential to develop unprecedented treatments for a range of genetic and degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Their use has led to huge controversy in the US and the UK because it involves destroying human embryos, where it has faced calls for bans and boycotts.
Ireland currently has no legislation banning the use of human embryos in research, and the UCC says it would only use imported stem cells if it decides to go ahead with the research.
Its academic council and ethics board are in favour of the move, but staff are divided on whether the research should be permitted. Prof William Reville, a biochemist, who is not on the governing body said yesterday he was opposed to the policy.
"The primary reason is in my opinion it's completely unacceptable ethically and the second reason is, ethics aside, human embryonic stem-cell research no longer offers any medical or scientific advantage over alternative ethical approaches," he said.
(DW)
The UCC would be the first university in the country to carry out the controversial practice, which is deplored by church and Christian groups despite holding the potential to develop unprecedented treatments for a range of genetic and degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Their use has led to huge controversy in the US and the UK because it involves destroying human embryos, where it has faced calls for bans and boycotts.
Ireland currently has no legislation banning the use of human embryos in research, and the UCC says it would only use imported stem cells if it decides to go ahead with the research.
Its academic council and ethics board are in favour of the move, but staff are divided on whether the research should be permitted. Prof William Reville, a biochemist, who is not on the governing body said yesterday he was opposed to the policy.
"The primary reason is in my opinion it's completely unacceptable ethically and the second reason is, ethics aside, human embryonic stem-cell research no longer offers any medical or scientific advantage over alternative ethical approaches," he said.
(DW)
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