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However, the research in question should hardly raise ethical concerns. Dr. Michael D. West, the chief executive of Advanced Cell Technology and the author of the company??s paper, pointed out that the egg cells used were unfertilized, which meant that they had no chance of developing into human beings. These researchers are creating and destroying life no more than antibiotic researchers are brutally slaughtering millions of bacteria cells...
...Cell Technologies was met by an immediate political response, as President George W. Bush called the procedure “morally wrong” and urged Congress to ban the research. The House passed such a ban in July, and a number of senators have expressed dismay about the company??s actions...
...Elihu Yale was removed from his post as the governor of Fort St. George, the East India Company outpost in Madras. The Company alleged that old Eli had engaged in “self-aggrandizement” at the company??s expense. Yale was fined and forced to remain in Madras until he escaped to London with much of his fortune intact...
...Pug” Winokur ’64-’65, sits on the board of directors and chairs the financial committee for energy giant Enron Corp.—the subject of a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation centered on possible conflicts of interest in the company??s investments...
Winokur is currently a director of DynCorp, owns 3.5 percent of the company??s stock, and is the former chair of the board...