Scientists have been injecting cells into the spinal cords of monkeys who have Lou Gehrig's- like disease. The point of this new experiment is to find out if stem cells in human embryos and fetuses can regrow healthy neutrons. If successful, it may be a way to treat Lou Gehrig's in humans...

The Question of Cloning A group of scientists in Massachusetts have successfully cloned the first human embryo. This has caused a controversy as to whether cloning humans should be allowed. There are many people who think that this research should stop, and many others who think that it should...

Taking A Life Into Your Own Hands Just because a female decides to have intercourse with her partner and chooses not to use protection, does that mean that you have to kill the end result-the fetus? Such an act could be considered murder because you are killing a human being. The word "mu...

Buddhist Economics Most people think that religion and economics don't mix. So you would think the same in the case with Buddhism and economics. But actually the there is a set of rules that go along with our modern day economics that have their own meanings. Buddhists believe that spiri...

The period of the Enlightenment took place during the seventeenth century. The Enlightenment centered around a new heightened interest in philosophy and science. The Enlightenment philosophers included Francis Bacon, Rene Descartes, and John Locke. The scientists of the same time included Galileo, R...