Posted on 10/30/2006 4:39:17 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel
REMARKS BY JOHN PAUL II to PRESIDENT BUSH
July 23, 2001
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Technically, the cells from umbilical cord blood are "fetal." However, most of us call them adult, since they are harvested at birth.
The better term for ethical stem cells is "non-embryonic" stem cells --- even better: non-destructive.
These must be ADUKT STem Cells because GOD would NEVER allow his PURE gift of life to be destroyed to have some sinner healed of some disease.
The only cells that are "undifferentiated" are in the zygote, the single cell embryo, up to about the 8 to 10 cell stage. After that, the cells are at least differentiated to become trophoblast or epiblast - the placenta or body cells.
DNA doesn't become "lost." Genes are turned on and off.
Embryonic Cells have ONLY produced TUMORS!!
Well, you goofed up on your first post.I suggest you do more research before your second.
The human embryo can only make human proteins - which are different enough that there's a whole lot of fuss over "human embryonic stem cells."
Now all they have to do is clone favre beans and we can have a Red Dragon dinner party.
"Neither. According to the article the stem cells were taken from umbilical cords."
I don't know which it is...but I think the term I've heard applied to stem
cells taken from umbilical cord blood was called "embryonic
stem cells".
I don't know if that's technically correct, but I know that some of
the "evangelists" for the use of embryonic stem cells from clones...HATE
the idea of using stem cells from stored umbilical cord blood.
Their minions at The Los Angeles Times ran a hit-piece on banking of
umbilical cord blood; the article also gave the name/address of a
lawyer trying to drum up a class-action lawsuit against the umbilical cord blood banks.
It was nothing more than a bald-faced attempt to drive all competitors to
ESCs (from clones) from the field.
bump & a ping
Yes. Once again after describing a great success with adult cord stem cells, they throw in something irrelevant to the story about embryonic stem cell research (not about any success though) in order to confuse the public.
People reading this are intended to remember that a liver was grown and it had something to do with embryonic stem cells when it was really two unrelated stories deliberately pasted together to be conflated.
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Whether or not the science-lingo purists call the cells "adult" stem cells, everyone should know that
Maybe we should make sure to stress the word NON-EMBRYONIC.
You're comparing apples and oranges and in the process advocating murder.
The cells of the nasal passages are not a distinct living human being. A days old zygote is.
If we can murder a days old zygote with impunity then we should have equal impunity to murder anyone else. The only difference between a days old zygote and you is time.
Yes, that's true. You hear nothing about it here in the states. This is what was found I think in Japan not sure which asian country it was. It was covered up by researchers but has come to light.
Excellent. I'll drink to that! :)
Totipotent stem cells are from the first few divisions of the egg. I don't think cord blood stem cells are those type. In any case, they do not have to be produced by sacrificing an embryo, which is what the big controversy over stem cells involves.
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