[hocndoc]

"It's a new type of embryonic stem cell line from a different kind of embryo," he said. "We just don't know whether these cells will be as good as embryonic stem cells from naturally fertilized embryos."

How gullible do these people think we are and how short do they think our memory is?????

Well, first, it's not "new." It's called parthenogenesis and Wu Suk Hwang reportedly achieved the same - as a matter of fact, the only stem cells that any other observers saw from Hwang's lab were those parthenogenetic stem cells.

Secondly, there's just no reason to believe that an abnormal embryo, created by one more "new" way doesn't change the fact that these are Human embryos, intact, integrated, organisms from a human parent, with all the human genetic heritage that you and I have.

[Coleus]

and since 1981 when ESCR started in animals, there has yet to be one successful human clinical trial in humans and they still believe ESC’s are going to work.