[8mmMauser]

Imagine that! Even if embryonic stem cells do have promise, we don't have to kill little babies anymore to get them. I wonder if those on the left will be overjoyed.

Thread from Liz

Scientists said they had found a plentiful source of stem cells that sidesteps the controversy over destroying human embryos.....Researchers at Wake Forest and Harvard reported stem cells drawn from amniotic fluid donated by pregnant women hold much the same promise as embryonic stem cells........they were able to extract the stem cells without harm to mother or fetus and turn their discovery into several different tissue cell types, including brain, liver and bone. "Our hope is that these cells will provide a valuable resource for tissue repair and for engineered organs....." said Dr. Anthony Atala, of Wake Forest.....

WOMB FLUID A STEM-CELL TROVE: DOCS (Wake Forest/ Harvard report)

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[Liz]

Imagine that! Even if embryonic stem cells do have promise, we don't have to kill little babies anymore to get them. I wonder if those on the left will be overjoyed.

I doubt the left will be rah-rahing over this breakthrough. This development considerably lessens the left's favorite posture---that of being "victims" of right wing religious zealots (/sarc).