Stem Cells -- Now With 100 Percent Fewer Embryos!

Guy_Incognito · Mar 3, 2009

Trouser_Buddah said:

Guy_Incognito said:

Fenian_Bastard said:

I'm more disturbed by the fact that the story seems to think that the opinion of the religious crazies are worth seeking out in this matter. This was a science story. The political views of activist religion ought to be irrelevant. If you want to write a sidebar on the political reaction, do that.
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Oh come on. The politics have been constantly mixed with the science - it's an ethical question. That is part of the science. The breakthrough may never have happened without the controversy - why would they even look for it, would you have?
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I would imagine that if I was a stem cell researcher, having suffered through the policies of George Bush, I would have been inclined to study other ways to cultivate stem cells as well...
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OK, so the politics are and have always been a part of the science conversation. I think we agree.

Pete Incaviglia · Mar 3, 2009

GB-Hack said:

TrooperBari said:

Hopefully that's one hot-button issue down.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/mar/01/stem-cells-breakthrough

Scientists have found a way to make an almost limitless supply of stem cells that could safely be used in patients while avoiding the ethical dilemma of destroying embryos.

In a breakthrough that could have huge implications, British and Canadian scientists have found a way of reprogramming skin cells taken from adults, effectively winding the clock back on the cells until they were in an embryonic form.

The work has been hailed as a major step forward by scientists and welcomed by pro-life organisations, who called on researchers to halt other experiments which use stem cells collected from embryos made at IVF clinics.
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Some of the things scientists can accomplish still absolutely stagger me. What a great job by this team.
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Which brings me to an argument I've made on here before: Scientists can do this, but they can't get my car to run on something other than gas? I call bullshit. Somewhere, someone or some government has the way to run our cars on fucking farts. I'm convinced.

alleyallen · Mar 4, 2009

Pete Incaviglia said:

GB-Hack said:

TrooperBari said:

Hopefully that's one hot-button issue down.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/mar/01/stem-cells-breakthrough

Scientists have found a way to make an almost limitless supply of stem cells that could safely be used in patients while avoiding the ethical dilemma of destroying embryos.

In a breakthrough that could have huge implications, British and Canadian scientists have found a way of reprogramming skin cells taken from adults, effectively winding the clock back on the cells until they were in an embryonic form.

The work has been hailed as a major step forward by scientists and welcomed by pro-life organisations, who called on researchers to halt other experiments which use stem cells collected from embryos made at IVF clinics.
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Some of the things scientists can accomplish still absolutely stagger me. What a great job by this team.
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Which brings me to an argument I've made on here before: Scientists can do this, but they can't get my car to run on something other than gas? I call bullshit. Somewhere, someone or some government has the way to run our cars on fucking farts. I'm convinced.
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Perhaps they'll only run on YOUR gaseous discharges.

Fenian_Bastard · Mar 4, 2009

Pete's trading at $170/barrel this afternoon.

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