Posted on 01/07/2007 4:16:03 PM PST by edpc
Scientists reported Sunday they had found a plentiful source of stem cells in the fluid that cushions babies in the womb and produced a variety of tissue types from these cells - sidestepping the controversy over destroying embryos for research.
Researchers at Wake Forest University and Harvard University reported the stem cells they drew from amniotic fluid donated by pregnant women hold much the same promise as embryonic stem cells. They reported they were able to extract the stem cells without harm to mother or fetus and turn their discovery into several different tissue cell types, including brain, liver and bone.
"Our hope is that these cells will provide a valuable resource for tissue repair and for engineered organs as well," said Dr. Anthony Atala, head of Wake Forest's regenerative medicine institute and senior researcher on the project.
It took Atala's team some seven years of research to determine the cells they found were truly stem cells that "can be used to produce a broad range of cells that may be valuable for therapy."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
That was my thought, too. Research so far overwhelmingly favors the use of adult stem cells over embryonic stem cells, but leftist politicians and leftist reporters simply ignore it.
It doesn't satisfy their need to worship Baal.
I think this thread got started this aft. under a slightly different name.
If you have the link, could you post it for cross reference? This Newsmax article was just posted a little over an hour ago.
Bush was right. There is a better way to harvest stem cells. Too bad this report came two months too late. I wonder if Michael J. Fox is feeling a little stupid right now.
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Hmmm...this has even broken in the MSM...
http://news.google.com/news?as_q=&svnum=10&as_scoring=r&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wn&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=%22amniotic+fluid%22&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_nsrc=&as_nloc=&as_occt=any&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_mind=8&as_minm=1&as_maxd=7&as_maxm=1
Must Murder Babies! Yep- I fully expect they will- yet another blow to their genocide agenda- Hope this amniotic fluid deal gets pushed real hard though- shut hte abortion crowd up once and for all- tired of their 'fetal cells are our only hope for cures and anyone that opposes must not care about cripple people' rhetoric. http://sacredscoop.com
"sidestepping the controversy over destroying embryos for research"
If it doesn't serve to devalue life of the unborn it simply will not do. Count on the left to argue that these stem cells just aren't as good as the one's you get when you destroy life.
NewsMax is notorious for changing the titles of stories they get off the AP wire.
Incredible, but I (non scientist that I am) have always wondered about this and when I read the article, I thought, "well, of course!"
But as you say, that's not going to matter. The "stem cell" thing is all about promoting abortion and has nothing to do with anybody seriously wanting a cure for any disease or condition.
I don't really fault Fox for wanting a cure for what he's got- but I do fault him and others in his camp for the angry rhetoric he used against hte President for having moral concerns
excellent news----won't see the light of day----doesn't fit the agenda template, don' cha know?!
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More news that will get buried by the left.
The stem cells are supposed to be pluripotent.
:-D
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