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Synthetic blood from embryos bid ("We could provide an unlimited supply of blood in this way")
BBC.CO.UK ^
| Monday, 23 March
Posted on 03/23/2009 12:02:30 PM PDT by GonzoII
UK scientists plan a major research project to see if synthetic human blood can be made from embryonic stem cells.
Led by the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, the three year trial could provide an unlimited supply of blood for emergency transfusions.
The blood should be free of infections like the human form of mad cow disease.
Teams will test human embryos left over from IVF treatment to find those destined to develop into the universal "O-negative" blood donor group.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: hesc; moralabsolutes; prolife; research; stemcells
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posted on
03/23/2009 12:02:30 PM PDT
by
GonzoII
To: Mrs. Don-o; Salvation; NYer; wagglebee; narses; little jeremiah; DirtyHarryY2K
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posted on
03/23/2009 12:02:51 PM PDT
by
GonzoII
("That they may be one...Father")
To: GonzoII
I’m thinking vampires, like in ‘True Blood’.
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posted on
03/23/2009 12:04:55 PM PDT
by
stuartcr
(If the end doesn't justify the means...why have different means?)
To: GonzoII
I’d rather die than receive such blood.
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posted on
03/23/2009 12:08:54 PM PDT
by
fullchroma
(I want my country back.)
To: fullchroma
It begins ladies and gentleman. Soon there will be “embryo” factories to supply the necessary material for such project. Fertility clinics can only provice so much material, they’ll have to INDUSTRIALIZE THE PROCESS.
Time to rev up the clones, just like in the Star Wars movies.
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posted on
03/23/2009 12:12:26 PM PDT
by
ak267
To: fullchroma
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posted on
03/23/2009 12:12:30 PM PDT
by
GonzoII
("That they may be one...Father")
To: fullchroma
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posted on
03/23/2009 12:18:37 PM PDT
by
SolidWood
(Palin: "We do not want to becomes slaves of Washington.")
To: GonzoII
I’m O negative...does this mean I should hide???
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posted on
03/23/2009 12:19:09 PM PDT
by
briarbey b
(There is nothing new under the sun.)
To: GonzoII
I heard a radio news story about this today. It concluded by noting that America could have won this race two years ago, but research on embryonic stem cells was halted by a policy of the Bush administration.
I will bet you that in 3 months, a very small article will be published saying that the project did not work and any release will be delayed as research continues, cause once again, there are no cures from dead babies.
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posted on
03/23/2009 12:19:40 PM PDT
by
cyclotic
(Boy Scouts-Developing Leaders in a World of Followers.)
To: briarbey b
No, but you should join this band.
10
posted on
03/23/2009 12:21:23 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.......)
To: Salamander
uuuhhhhmmm....can I just hide???? LOL
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posted on
03/23/2009 12:22:33 PM PDT
by
briarbey b
(There is nothing new under the sun.)
To: GonzoII
One wonders what the veracity of the plague of tumors that our Creator would cast upon us should we pursue this Obamanation would be.
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posted on
03/23/2009 12:31:30 PM PDT
by
stevecmd
To: briarbey b
Yeah...that would probably be your best choice, in the long run....;]
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posted on
03/23/2009 12:32:16 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.......)
To: cyclotic
"I will bet you that in 3 months, a very small article will be published saying that the project did not work and any release will be delayed as research continues, cause once again, there are no cures from dead babies."Followed shortly by yet an even smaller article noting that the recent paradigm breakthrough in Adult Stem Cell pluripotency have allowed ASC researchers -- working with a fraction of the money their ESC colleagues waste -- to create your own limitless supply of blood. Cheap.
To: stevecmd
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posted on
03/23/2009 12:36:34 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.......)
To: fullchroma
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posted on
03/23/2009 1:18:11 PM PDT
by
stuartcr
(If the end doesn't justify the means...why have different means?)
To: stevecmd
It certainly won’t happen without Him knowing about it.
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posted on
03/23/2009 1:19:17 PM PDT
by
stuartcr
(If the end doesn't justify the means...why have different means?)
To: Salamander
I have been to several TON concerts and have had them sign my CDs. Peter is hilarious even talks in that scary baritone.
But that was years ago when they where touring with Life Of Agony.
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posted on
03/23/2009 1:30:53 PM PDT
by
IronKros
(The pig put foot. Grunt. Foot in what? ketchup)
To: stevecmd
Considering that the outcome of the use of fetal cells in animals and humans thus far has been cancer, your premise is possible.
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posted on
03/23/2009 6:32:19 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
To: GonzoII
This isn’t synthetic/fake blood as the article states. This is real human blood from real human stem cells.
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posted on
03/23/2009 7:21:54 PM PDT
by
LibFreeOrDie
(Obama promised a gold mine, but he will give us the shaft.)
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