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Fetal Cell Research, Schadenfreude, Deer Disease. Dec 21, 2018, Part 2
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The Trump administration is cracking down on federal scientists seeking fetal tissue for their work, while it conducts a “comprehensive review” of research involving fetal cells. One HIV research program that uses fetal tissue to create humanized mice has already been halted by the order. The Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement that it’s performing the audit due to the “serious regulatory, moral, and ethical considerations involved” in this type of research. And a spokesperson for the HHS said the agency is “pro-life, pro-science.” But what does that mean, exactly? Schadenfreude, or deriving pleasure from someone else’s misfortune (which you have not caused), may…