are embryonic stem cells good for biological weapons?
seems ebryonic stem cells would be an excellent starting point for biological weaponizing!
so , where is michael j. fox when we need a guinea pig to test it out?
"New research has repeatedly shown that contrary to conventional wisdom, only abnormal stem cells can sprout and sustain tumours by renewing themselves indefinitely. Without signals from cancer stem cells, ordinary tumour cells seem to stop growing.
What's more, some experiments have found these bad seeds to be highly resistant to standard cancer therapies, including radiation, medicine's nuclear weapon.
The findings may explain why cancers come back even after treatments seem to make tumours disappear. Just a small number of mutant stem cells left behind -- invisible to the naked eye or any scan -- may be enough to spark cancer's regrowth."