Stem Cells May Offer New Way to Treat Blocked Arteries (Adult Stem Cells)

HealthDay via Yahoo ^ | May 19, 2009 | Ed Edelson

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As the Scriptures say, we are fearfully, wonderfully made.

God gave us the means by which we can treat diseases, by using the very cells which make up our own bodies.

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I could swear I read an article posted hear, back when he reinstated the federal funds for embryonic research, that said he also cut funding for adult or IPS research.

He may have cut off FEDERAL funding, but I believe that companies can still do the research on their own dimes. The biggest difference here is that research using embryonic stem cells has not shown any promise, therefore companies didn't want to take the financial risk. Adult stem cells, on the other hand, HAVE shown great promise, and I'm thinking that companies, looking to score big in patents, etc, would be willing to use their own money to fund this research.