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To: palmer
335 - "So when does this 'life' begin?

Before conception. But human life begins at conception."

So, the sperm and egg are not human? Or the sperm and egg are not alive? Or???

368 posted on 06/21/2003 5:34:16 PM PDT by XBob
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To: XBob
Bob, I know you've read other threads where the facts of stem cell differentiation were discussed. But here it is one more time, as simple as we can make it for you: the conceptus (first cell of fecundation) is totipotent; the next stage of cell division that differentiates for tissue building is from totipotent to pluripotent, then from pluripotent to multipotent. As the embryo builds its survival organ and then starts the survival organs for when it transitions from embryo to fetus to neonate, the cells become more and more specialized, differentiating into the specific tissues and organs of the body that acts as the survival mechanism for the soul first arrived at conception. The sex cells (gametes) are very specialized cells that are sub-units of the organs called reproductive organs. The organs are sub-units of the organism ... an embryo is a whole organism, a fetus is a whole organism, a neonate is a whole organism, and each of those ages are ages the individual human being lives through during its lifetime continuum begun at conception. Even you lived through those early ages in your lifetime. The truth of that sentence regarding ages an individual lives through from its unique conception is evidenced in the genetic testing science does on the embryonic individual, to determine the health status the individual will have as it gets older in its lifetime. Were they not dealing with the same individual at embryo stage, their tests would be invalid for later ages along the continuum of an individual lifetime, Bob.
371 posted on 06/21/2003 5:54:59 PM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote Life Support for others.)
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