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if this doesn't make stem cell research one of the priorities, i dont know what will
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if this doesn't make stem cell research one of the priorities, i dont know what will -
Well, the type of stem cell research that is not being supported by the government is the embryonic stem cell, because to produce human ES cells, the procedure requires the destruction of the embryo to obtain them, which is currently prohibited by federal lawOriginally posted by jilbaghHow do you hurt a masochist?
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oh snap!...that sucks...Comment
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he could have gotten the stem-cell in any "first-word" countries like Germany, Italy, Japan, South korea and France. What was he waiting for? For specificly america to give him the stem cell therapy?Comment
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We have over 700 frozen embryonic stem cells on hand that are being blocked from working on.Originally posted by gevo
'destruction of the embryo' is a statement that can be taken in different context.
the fact of the matter is, it is not destroying life potential embryo's.
Many lives can be saved from diseases and paraylizations with the help of embryonic stem cell research.Comment
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It is so sad about Christopher Reeves. I'm glad for the money coming in from his foundation that funds more research so that some day gene therapies can be perfected to help such people.Last edited by ckBejug; 10-11-2004, 08:28 AM.The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. -- F. Scott FitzgeraldComment
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Damn... he was just on Smallville, and the practice. I was just talking to a friend about how inspiring it was that even though he's disabled he still persued his acting career. Damn...
*sighs*
(somebody had to do it...)
"All I know is I'm not a Marxist." -Karl MarxComment
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I wish people had more knowledge about embryonic stem cell research and the fact that embryos are literally being thrown away every day rather than going to the better cause that is research for possible treatment for diseases... Do you know that when couples go in for in vitro fertilization and they conceive, the embryos that have been prepped and frozen are disposed of once they are no longer needed by the couple? So what then, should in vitro fertilization be illegal? Should the women be implanted with those embryos because it should be illegal to kill them by throwing them away? Or should there be a regulated system in which the embryonic stem cells should be put to use in research institutions rather than being discarded, or flushed, or incinerated???Originally posted by gevo
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...20/MN58092.DTLDespite the national soul-searching stirred up by stem cell research, human embryos are discarded all the time in fertility clinics - and hardly anyone seems to mind.
At one Bay Area clinic, they are flushed down the drain in a metal sink. At another, a technician drops them into a medical waste bin, to be picked up and incinerated by hospital staff.
At still another, a "quiet area" is set aside in the lab, where frozen embryos are thawed and allowed to live out their last days - usually no more than three or four at most.Last edited by ckBejug; 10-11-2004, 09:39 AM.The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. -- F. Scott FitzgeraldComment
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My mom and I were watching it on the news this morning, and I just began to cry...This is so sad! The guy had such hope of walking again. He talked about how he would dream of himself sailing..and he thought that somehow he was going to be able to do that again.
I dunno...it's just sad.
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It was known he was going to die for a bit of time, some kind of infection. RIPComment
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