[GodGunsGuts]

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[Texan Tory]

I can’t remember where I read it, but recently I remember reading something to the effect that embryonic stem cells are more prone to going haywire, as in, proliferating into cancer cells. Politically, I think the far left would love to see embryonic stem cells be more successful than adult stem cells, but that’s not what has happened so far.

[GeronL]

guess which one gets all the state and federal gov funding? especially under O

[metmom]

Heidi Ledford explained, “The creation of human-animal hybrid embryos – proposed as a way to generate embryonic stem cells without relying on scarce human eggs – has met with legislative hurdles and public outcry. But a paper published this week suggests that the approach has another, more fundamental problem: it may simply not work.” Researchers could not get them to grow past the 16-cell stage, and they failed to become pluripotent. The problem seems more fundamental than trying over and over again. Some ethicists may be glad for that.

Says a lot about the ethics of scientists if the only thing that is stopping this is just that it isn't working, not whether it's right or wrong.

[metmom]

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[Sopater]

It doesn't look like the scoreboard has been updated yet, but here is an excellent resource for adult vs. embryonic stem cell research:

[oldvike]

Does anybody have a full list of the adult stem cell treatment successes? I also thought I read somewhere that they were using adult stem cells to treat heart disease.

[count-your-change]

“Follow the money” is right! This recent post is pertinent to the money chase.

“CA’s Stem-Cell Agency Still Considers Issuing $400M in Debt Despite Deal to Balance Budget”

Now guess whether those “stem cell”s are adult or embryonic cells. Yes, this is a silly question, you knew the answer all along.

[Vaduz]

Kill one to save some thing wrong with that ratio.

[Ellendra]

Ping-a-ling!

[TASMANIANRED]

Adult stem cells =cures

Fetal stem cells=cancer.

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