Stem cell superpowers exposed

news@nature.com ^ | 14 June 2006 | Helen Pearson

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

They should try to use stem cells, especially if they are able to turn adult stem cells into stem cells similar to embryonic stem cells.

[neverdem]

stem cell ping

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

...... to use adult stem cells .....

[Libertina]

Ann Coulter's "Godless" has a frightening (and enlightening) chapter about this topic. She list s a full page of cures/advances from ADULT stem cell research. And relates a horror story about human guinea pigs who had embryonic cells injected into the brain. After I read this book, I believe I would need to check and see if my doctor were conservative. The left simply doesn't know science.

[TheZMan]

This is absolutely mind-boggling.

To think that any day now you'll no longer have to wait in line waiting on a transplant. Extract a couple cells, run it through a lab and voila, your new heart will be done in a few days - or hell, we'll just tell the one in your chest to rejuvenate itself.

Bad hip? Knee? Ankle?

Spinal injuries? Paralysis?

Carpal tunnel?

Parkinson's or any one of a number of degenerative brain problems?

Blam! Just grow a new one and roll off the show room floor.

[neverdem]

NYC: NYC councilman proposes limiting fast food (Holy HotDogStand, BatMan, What next?)

The fatter fat - Fast-food ingredient may pump up your paunch.

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[Gator113]

I'll take two lungs please.

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[Lonely Bull]

I'll take two lungs please.

Do you want eyes with that?

Years off still, but interesting.

[Kryptonite]

Instead, doctors might be able to take a simple biopsy of cells from a patient and reprogramme them, using one set of proteins to first transform them into embryonic stem cells, and then another to coax them into growing new blood, pancreas or other tissue

*might* being the operative word here...

[ClaudiusI]

That's not all. I remember reading an article about a year or so ago where they discussed how they could undo root canals by injecting stem cells into the gums through the hollowed tooth. They'd still need to cap it, but the tooth would come back to life. (anyone remember this article? It was actually adult stem cells that came from somewhere else in the body, where they wouldn't be missed)

[Recon Dad]

Hair?

[USMMA_83]

now you're talking!

[ovrtaxt]

ping!

[ovrtaxt]

From what I've read, adult cells are superior to embryonic anyway. The abortion death industry is using embryonuic research as an excuse to justify baby killing. There's really not much useful research happening with embryonic, except to confirm what they already suspect.

[Larry Lucido]

Would you like that "biggie sized"?

[sure_fine]

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[Dr. Scarpetta]

Thanks for the ping. Interesting article