[wagglebee]

Once again, proof that embryonic stem cells aren’t the only “miracle” cure for all that ails us. And more importantly, understanding how crocodiles heal points to a pretty intelligent design in nature.

Actually, there isn't any proof that embryonic stem cells are of any value.

[Just mythoughts]

Go RUSH, anybody want to ping the evols????

[PetroniusMaximus]

*** Actually, there isn't any proof that embryonic stem cells are of any value.***

They are to the embryo!

:)

[wagglebee]

Intelligent Design Ping!

[Lurking Libertarian]

And more importantly, understanding how crocodiles heal points to a pretty intelligent design in nature.

Can you say "non sequitur"? I knew you could!

[Bombardier]

I see nothing there indicative of intelligent design, just the results of a vertebrate having adapted for life in an environment where there is possibility of extreme infection (a swamp). In fact, what I see is the result of natural selection, ie, those croc with stronger immune systems lived to breed and those with weaker systems died. Most mammals never emerged from swamp dwelling creatures and thus never had need to develop such resistant immune systems.

Interesting article, though.

[philo]

Suspect: Dr. Curt Conners AKA The Lizard
Paging Spiderman

[Ostlandr]

Not just Crocs. Komodo Dragons have so many varieties of nasty bacteria in their mouths that they can normally give a deer, pig or human one good bite, and if the prey escapes they just hand around and wait for it to die of disease. The Komodos, meanwhile, are immune to all these nasty bugs.

As far as intelligent desgin theory, why do people insist on separating the Creator from Creation?

[LiteKeeper]

SPOTREP - ID

[infidel29]

Wait until PETA and the pro-death abortionist lobby get together on this one.

It's okay to kill babies for stem cells and genetically engineer life, but don't think of using croc blood to actually try to cure human diseases, that's animal cruelty.

[Physicist]

And more importantly, understanding how crocodiles heal points to a pretty intelligent design in nature.

So why didn't God give that boon to human beings, then? Or at least to the Jews? It seems rather--I don't know--haphazard to squander something so great on crocodiles alone.

But then, many IDers will shrug that off by saying "the Lord works in mysterious ways," and without any trace of irony.

[Kleon]

Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New 'Intelligent Falling' Theory

http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4133&n=2

[trisham]

bttt

[Marysecretary]

that's right. ADULT stem cells hold promise but not embryonic.

[Christian4Bush]

The "Rush Rant" from the 2nd hour on Monday is on now.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

How will humans develop crocodile immune systems?

This will certainly require a miracle. Because one of the other things that crocodile immune systems do very well is destroy human cells.

[mudblood]

"Actually, there isn't any proof that embryonic stem cells are of any value"

Embryonic stem cells (and I think any stem cells, really) can turn into similarly located cells around them. Depending on what you'd call "proof", this seems very valuable. Its proof enough for me. Thenk God for Bill Frist and Nancy Reagan.

[attiladhun2]

Dear Wag:

Embryonic stem cells can actually cause cancer.