Stem Cell Research: California - Page 2

jerseydevil · 11-05-2004, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

I thought it was the other way around - adult cells were more responsive. I could be wrong. (I clicked your link... couldn't resist...

) But if they're too hard to come by... it would be a hard decision for a researcher to make, I think.

There are two ways of getting stem cells - but embryonic is the purest stem cell. Stem cells are the base cells that all other cells originate from - it's before the turn into the heart muscle, skin sells, liver cells, nerve cells, etc - so they can be forced to grow into anything.

***Rían*** · 11-05-2004, 08:46 PM

I think Nurvi's right, BoP - did you read that link? I don't think they're at all hard to come by, either. And there have been positive advances with adult stem cell - and only bad ones (cells going nuts) with embryonic ones.

Ñólendil · 11-05-2004, 09:08 PM

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Stem cells are the base cells that all other cells originate from - it's before the turn into the heart muscle, skin sells, liver cells, nerve cells, etc - so they can be forced to grow into anything.

In that case ...

Note to self: 10 step plan. (1)Become a doctor. (2)Learn to manipulate stem cells. (3)Grow one hundred million dollars. (4)Repeat step 3 for a very long time. (5)Buy the Earth. (6)Sell the Earth to Martians for profit. (7)Deliver mass-public apology for the immanent doom of said Earth. (8)Destroy said Martians, and take back the Earth, winning love and admiration. (9)Put life accomplishments to paper, and sell script to Hollywood. (10)Star in my own movie.

BeardofPants · 11-05-2004, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jerseydevil

There are two ways of getting stem cells - but embryonic is the purest stem cell. Stem cells are the base cells that all other cells originate from - it's before the turn into the heart muscle, skin sells, liver cells, nerve cells, etc - so they can be forced to grow into anything.

Yeah, that's what I was trying to say, thanks JD.

I just couldn't find the right wording. I remember reading a research paper about it a year or so ago, and it mentioned that embryonic cells were easier to work with or something.

jerseydevil · 11-05-2004, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BeardofPants

Yeah, that's what I was trying to say, thanks JD.

I just couldn't find the right wording. I remember reading a research paper about it a year or so ago, and it mentioned that embryonic cells were easier to work with or something.

No problem. The discussion here over embryonic and adult stem cells is a big thing. It's basically always in the news. I personally see nothing wrong with embryonic stem cell research. The cell feels nothing, knows nothing, hears nothing, sees nothing. That is my dividing line on what is human and what isn't - once a fetus can feel something - then I have a problem with it.

Cirdan · 11-06-2004, 01:13 AM

And the three billion will be a good investment for the state if it attracts the kind of research talent and investment capital successful studies will bring. A good friend has a C3 injury and has been hoping for the cure for 15 years now.

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*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	I think Nurvi's right, BoP - did you read that link? I don't think they're at all hard to come by, either. And there have been positive advances with adult stem cell - and only bad ones (cells going nuts) with embryonic ones. __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

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Cirdan Elf Lord of the Grey Havens Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somewhere else Posts: 2,381	And the three billion will be a good investment for the state if it attracts the kind of research talent and investment capital successful studies will bring. A good friend has a C3 injury and has been hoping for the cure for 15 years now. __________________ There exists a limit to the force even ther most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin. The law cannot be a tool of vengance, never a hostage, nor a fortification against the martyrs it has created. You cannot threaten any individual and escape the consequences. -Muad'dib on Law The Stilgar Commentary

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