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First liver grown from stem cells offers hope for transplant patients
The Scotsman ^ | 10-31-06 | WestVirginiaRebel

Posted on 10/30/2006 4:39:17 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel

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Wow. Science marches on...
1 posted on 10/30/2006 4:39:18 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

Great news.


2 posted on 10/30/2006 4:41:22 PM PST by Dubya (Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

Embryonic or adult?


3 posted on 10/30/2006 4:41:49 PM PST by Mrs.Z
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To: WestVirginiaRebel
If it is your stem cells, how come it's artificial?
4 posted on 10/30/2006 4:41:58 PM PST by CindyDawg
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To: WestVirginiaRebel
A team based at Newcastle University grew the miniature liver, using stem cells taken from umbilical cords.

Adult stem cells. Not gonna satisfy the utilitarians, gotta have dead embryos to make them happy.

Paging Michael J Fox, Paging Claire McCaskill, Paging Ben Cardin etc, etc..

5 posted on 10/30/2006 4:43:16 PM PST by jwalsh07 (PUNCH foley for Joe Negron!)
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To: Mrs.Z
Embryonic or adult?

Neither. According to the article the stem cells were taken from umbilical cords.
6 posted on 10/30/2006 4:44:25 PM PST by Man50D (Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

Amazing....


7 posted on 10/30/2006 4:44:48 PM PST by Fawn
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

8 posted on 10/30/2006 4:46:11 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

Bottoms up!


9 posted on 10/30/2006 4:46:58 PM PST by Finalapproach29er (Dems will impeach Bush if given a chance.)
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To: Mrs.Z
Umbilical cord stem cells. That is ADULT stem cells.

"Adult" stem cells would more appropriately be called "Mature" stem cells. They are fully formed, and come from many different sources, including umbilical cord blood.

10 posted on 10/30/2006 4:47:53 PM PST by Prov3456
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Neither. According to the article the stem cells were taken from umbilical cords.

I think that "adult" means everything beyond the embryonic stage. In that case, unbilibal cord cells are certainly adult. The information industry certainly doesn't want us to be clear on this issue.

11 posted on 10/30/2006 4:48:44 PM PST by Freee-dame
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To: Mrs.Z

Got to be adult...lots of tumors with the Embryonic stem cells.


12 posted on 10/30/2006 4:50:00 PM PST by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand; but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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To: Freee-dame

Just so. There is no moral problem with making use of the umbilical cord or placenta after birth.


13 posted on 10/30/2006 4:50:45 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: jwalsh07

Bump!


14 posted on 10/30/2006 4:52:13 PM PST by visualops (artlife.us)
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bttt


15 posted on 10/30/2006 4:55:34 PM PST by clyde asbury (I less than 3 you.)
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To: Man50D
" Neither. According to the article the stem cells were taken from umbilical cords."

I don't know about this. I believe umbilical cells would be considered adult stem cells. I base this on the fact that rejection can occur if you use the umbilical cells in another person. Thats why people save (at some expense) the umbilical cells from their children.
16 posted on 10/30/2006 4:56:01 PM PST by babygene
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Are you kidding?!? This is HORRIBLE news!! We'll never be rid of the Kennedys if they do this!!


17 posted on 10/30/2006 4:58:29 PM PST by Redcloak (Speak softly and wear a loud shirt.)
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WE have a Winner!!!!!!


18 posted on 10/30/2006 5:02:16 PM PST by Recovering Ex-hippie (Moderate Mooslims.....what's that?)
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I have to wonder-did they also add fava beans and a nice bottle of Chianti?


19 posted on 10/30/2006 5:03:11 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel (Common sense will do to liberalism what the atomic bomb did to Nagasaki-Rush Limbaugh)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

Maybe it's just because tomorrow is Halloween, but I had a vision of "FrankenTeddy" pop into my oddyknocky when I read that article. I'm still a bit shaken up by the experience.


20 posted on 10/30/2006 5:04:46 PM PST by Redcloak (Speak softly and wear a loud shirt.)
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