Double triumph in stem cell quest (it would bypass many ethical issues.)

[IChing]

WITH great fanfare a South Korean team announced last week that it had used therapeutic cloning to create human embryonic stem cells that were genetically matched to specific people. But their technique could already be obsolete.

Another team headed by Yuri Verlinsky of the Reproductive Genetics Institute, based in Chicago, claims to have produced patient-matched embryonic stem cells without resorting to therapeutic cloning. "It would be a much better approach," he says.

Verlinsky says he has already created 10 embryonic stem cell (ESC) lines using his new "stembrid" technique. Unlike therapeutic cloning, it uses existing ESCs instead of human eggs, and so would be much cheaper and easier. What's more, because no embryos are destroyed, it would bypass many ethical issues.>>>>snip

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18625014.100

This discovery makes the argument void that the right uses.

[IChing]

1. Bump because this is important on the debate of stem cell research

science is not like the bible it grows and develops

[autorank]

4. KICK Recommend

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[BattyDem]

2. Fundies will have to come up with another reason to oppose it ...

And to think they spent all that time coming up with the "snowflake babies" catch phrase. Ain't science a bitch? :evilgrin:

[autorank]

3. Yuri Verlinsky--My Main Man!!! IChing, a post appropriate to your name!

I love science. They get blocked here and can't move so they just try something else. It's really child like if you think about.

I want to do stem cell research! No, you can't Johnny, you have to kill trashed embryo humans. Johnny, I said no. OK...3 yars later. I'm doing stem cell research. No, no, I said no killing trashed embryo humans. Well daddy, go fuck yourself, I've got a new way to do it and you can't stop me. Wanna try asshole.

Well, maybe it's more teen like but I love this, great news, many many will not have to suffer as long or grieviously.

Yuri and the rest of you scientists:yourock:

[laheina]

5. This rocks!! nt

[Nothing Without Hope]

6. Important development. Recommended. n/t

[HuckleB]

7. Bunt.

[sellitman]

8. The Fundie Moron in the White House

Is by-passed!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[bunny planet]

9. Kick

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[Tyrone Slothrop]

10. While I agree that this is important

There have been methods to create stem cell lines without destroying embryos since at least 2001 -- when I was taking a Botany/Biology course and the subject was highly discussed.

Fundies will always ignore science and the latest breaking developments. I suspect that the most hard-core will still be sticking to their script when stem cells are actually being used to cure diabetes, etc.

[IChing]

11. I suggest this news be sent to your senators and representatives

They normally are not well read.