LAURA UNGAR

Laura Ungar is a journalist who has written extensively about reproductive rights and fertility treatments. She is based in Louisville, Kentucky.

Biography:  https://www.yahoo.com/news/know-court-ruling-frozen-embryos-193602536.html

53%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

50%

Examples:

  • The article claims this approach could open up new areas of prenatal medicine when it has already been done before with adult stem cells and fetal tissue after an abortion. This is a biased statement as the author fails to acknowledge that there are restrictions on using fetal tissue for research in some countries such as the U.S.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The article claims this approach could open up new areas of prenatal medicine when it has already been done before with adult stem cells and fetal tissue after an abortion. This is a biased statement as the author fails to acknowledge that there are restrictions on using fetal tissue for research in some countries such as the U.S.

Contradictions

10%

Examples:

  • The article claims this approach could open up new areas of prenatal medicine when it has already been done before with adult stem cells and fetal tissue after an abortion. This is a biased statement as the author fails to acknowledge that there are restrictions on using fetal tissue for research in some countries such as the U.S.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article claims this approach could open up new areas of prenatal medicine when it has already been done before with adult stem cells and fetal tissue after an abortion. This is a biased statement as the author fails to acknowledge that there are restrictions on using fetal tissue for research in some countries such as the U.S.

Recent Articles

Scientists Successfully Grow Mini-Organs from Amniotic Fluid Samples During Pregnancy to Study Diseases and Test Medical Treatments

Scientists Successfully Grow Mini-Organs from Amniotic Fluid Samples During Pregnancy to Study Diseases and Test Medical Treatments

Broke On: Tuesday, 05 March 2024 Scientists have successfully grown mini-organs from cells floating in the fluid that surrounds a fetus during pregnancy. These organoids mimic real organs and can be used to test new medical treatments or study how these organs work when they're healthy or diseased. The researchers envision their approach could eventually help doctors monitor and treat congenital diseases that develop in the fetus during pregnancy.