"The Celltex Affair" by Carl Elliott "An ethics scandal strikes the world of bioethics"

This is a must read by Carl Elliott via SLATE:

"The stem-cell tourism industry is not exactly renowned for ethical probity, much less scientific rigor. Given its reputation for peddling untested remedies to desperate patients, not to mention its starring role in several sting operations on 60 Minutes, a few eyebrows went up when one of the nation's leading journals of medical ethics relocated to the offices of a commercial stem cell clinic in Sugar Land, Texas. In December, the editor of the American Journal of Bioethics, a man called Glenn McGee, took up a new job with Celltex Therapeutics as its president for ethics and strategic initiatives. He now works for a new business venture..."

READ the rest HERE.


Addendum: 2.29.12 the article was removed by Slate see this editor remark.

This reminds me of the Stan Kutcher PAXIL 329 article retraction he pressured the Halifax Coast paper:

see the apology here. Egos....

** Addendum Glenn McGee resigns from Celltex effective 2.28.12 Glenn McGee at the heart of the Slate article resigns.