The New Biomedicine: A Critical Appraisal

Authors

  • Barbara B. Knowles The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME
  • Davor Solter Max- Planck Institute of Immunbiology and Epigenetics
  • Surapol Issaragrissil Director Siriraj Center for Excellence in Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700

Keywords:

Biomedicine; critical appraisal

Abstract

Mahidol University’s namesake, H.R.H. Prince Mahidol, stated the University’s universal view of higher education as follows: ‘True success is not in the learning, but in its application to the benefit of mankind’.1 It is thus fitting that the following commentary speaks to the University’s goal. The acquisition of basic scientific knowledge by scientists working in genetics, embryology, developmental biology, immunology and virology throughout the twentieth century led to its application to clinical problems in the twenty-first. The technology to repair geneticallydeficient
pluripotent stem cells, treating diseased adults or ensuring the birth of healthy babies now is almost within our power. However, the application of this knowledge to living organisms, using cells that can mutate and selectively evolve, makes clinical application tricky while social and ethical issues arising from the eventual use of these technologies requires thought. Future attention to trends in basic science research should make stem cell
therapy applicable to all.

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Published

27-12-2018

How to Cite

Knowles, B. B., Solter, D., & Issaragrissil, S. (2018). The New Biomedicine: A Critical Appraisal. Siriraj Medical Journal, 70(6), 529–539. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/163213

Issue

Vol. 70 No. 6 (2018): November-December

Section

Review Article

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