Mice testicles yield 'ethical' stem cells

The New Scientist ^ | March 24, 2006 | Andy Coghlan

[hocndoc]

In other words, if you depend on this source for stem cells to live -- you're gonna die!

Pretty interesting study in mice. But I sincerely wonder how long it will take to find living human donors. (On a serious note, testicular cancer is a fast, virulent disease -- they dead to go extremely slowly on human trials.

[keithtoo]

Here I come to save the day

[hocndoc]

“It’s rather painful, and is usually done under general anaesthetic, but it’s routinely done to gain sperm for IVF, for example, so it’s a well-known procedure,” says Hasenfuss. He notes that the cells would not be obtainable from a sperm or semen sample. “It has to be a biopsy.” Leap to humans.

Uhhuh, sure.

Sorry, guys, I'm in a mean mood tonight. (I think it's due to our fussin and fumin due to the primary here in Comal County.)

There is this other article, this other article, but it's not as descriptive.

[hocndoc]

As the voice raises two octaves?

Thanks for the great laugh (Unfortunately for my husband, that's one of his favorite schticks - he's going to hate this one. I may use hummin Mighty Mouse's theme when I want to be one of those wives.)

[woofie]

I dont wanna hear this...

[Mike Darancette]

All these crap theories as to what type of people become Conservatives or go to church. Reminds me of phrenology where a person's behavior could be predicted by the bumps on ones head. But at least Phrenology was objective on one side.

[hocndoc]

I don't understand what you mean.. It must be over my head

[busstopsindetroit]

Yeah, and by the way let's not mention that cells derived from adults don't tend to have the same problems with rejection and cancerous tumor growths that embryonic stem cells have shown.

[TommyDale]

Already posted

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1602642/posts

[Mike Darancette]

I don't understand what you mean.. It must be over my head.

Posed response to the wrong article -- sorry.

[Frwy]

Under it.

[muawiyah]

Trouble with ESCs is you have to first turn them into regular old "adult" stem cells to make them work.

[M203M4]

Reminds me of phrenology where a person's behavior could be predicted by the bumps on ones head. But at least Phrenology was objective on one side.

I don't understand what you mean.. It must be over my head

Yup, shows a lot of Gall.

:)

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[Echo Talon]

Men’s testicles may provide an “ethical” source of embryonic stem cells (ESCs), suggest new experiments in mice.

Now we just need to find a "practical" use of Embryonic Stem cells other than creating tumors.

[msnimje]

[teeman8r]

i guess now we know how the three blind mice went blind...

teeman

[Nik Naym]

Well, ya know......

Now that just about every computer maker has switched over to supplying optical mice there ought to be quite a surplus of mouse balls right about now.

[Digger]

How many times today have I seen this posted.

[Nik Naym]

Post number 18 has been proofread and approved by the department of redundancy department.