New Stem Cell Method Could Ease Ethical Concerns
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/21/science/21stem.html?_r=1&ex=1353301200&en=7cfb0d9aecc593aa&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&oref=slogin (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/21/science/21stem.html?_r=1&ex=1353301200&en=7cfb0d9aecc593aa&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&oref=slogin)
Would THIS end the disire for those who want the embro's stem cell? :confused:
Probably. Let's see.
The bottom line is that stem cell research is necessary in the search for potential cures for all sorts of chronic disease. I'm anxious to see how this plays out.
http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_2224464,00.html (http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_2224464,00.html)
Stem cell breakthrough
Two separate teams of researchers announced on Tuesday they had transformed ordinary skin cells into batches of cells that look and act like embryonic stem cells - but without using cloning technology and without making embryos.
Their breakthroughs could make possible the long-sought goal of tailor-made medicine, but without the political, scientific and ethical roadblock of using human embryos.
Both teams call the new cells induced pluripotent stem cells and say they look and act like embryonic stem cells - the master cells that give rise to every cell and tissue in the body.
I'm still waiting to hear exactly why the opponents of embryonic stem cell research advocate disposal of those embryos via a medical waste incinerator rather than being used for research.
Quote from: Locutus on April 10, 2008, 02:24:03 AM
I'm still waiting to hear exactly why the opponents of embryonic stem cell research advocate disposal of those embryos via a medical waste incinerator rather than being used for research.
I know, and I agree.
I heard an interesting PSA the other day appealing to mothers to request that their umbilical cord blood (or "bank" it - I guess is the correct term) be preserved post birth for stem cell research.
Quote from: Locutus on April 10, 2008, 02:24:03 AM
I'm still waiting to hear exactly why the opponents of embryonic stem cell research advocate disposal of those embryos via a medical waste incinerator rather than being used for research.
exactly my thought as I saw that this post had come back to life today.
Perhaps the opponents think the embryos are better off "living a life" in a freezer?