[Coleus]

Also in Israel:

In 2000, Israeli scientists implanted Melissa Holley's white blood cells into her spinal cord to treat the paraplegia caused when her spinal cord was severed in an auto accident. Melissa, who is 18, has since regained control over her bladder and recovered significant motor function in her limbs - she can now move her legs and toes, although she cannot yet walk.

This is exactly the kind of therapy that embryonic-stem-cell proponents promise - years down the road. Yet Melissa's breakthrough was met with collective yawns in the press with the exception of Canada's The Globe and Mail.

[paudio]

I notice that MSM in the US usually blur the distinction between adult and embryonic stem cells. They love to portray Republicans (or conservatives) as against anything related to stem cells.

[VOA]

Curses! ADULT Stem Cells AGAIN!"

(/sarc)

[RayChuang88]

The fact that adult stem cells have demonstrated so many benefits drives the embryonic stem cell research supporters crazy, because we know that no private pharmaceutical or biotech company has real interest in doing embryonic stem cell research. In fact, I can just see within the next 10 years Michael J. Fox suffering far less from multiple sclerosis thanks to adult stem cell treatment, and he wonders why he supported embryonic stem cell research in the first place.

[Coleus]

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