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Ultimate Stem Cell Discovered
bofh31337 writes "Newscientist is reporting that the University of Minnesota has discovered a new stem cell in adults. It is thought this stem cell will be able to turn into any single tissue in the body." The article is kinda breathy, especially for New Scientist - but if this is true, which needs to be studied more, this will dramatically alter the landscape for stem cell research.
One other very promising source of stem cells is from liposuction
This is GREAT NEWS!!!
I know of a great many people with plentiful supplies of fat cells that would be raring to go, donating them to science, or to helping to replicate a new liver. Heh, especially after the liver got so trashed in conjunction with the accumulation of a massive beer belly (see, it all fits together).
"Provided by the management for your protection."
Hey, you've got extra need for stem cells, come on here, we make a deal. If you buy 2 pounds, you get the third pound half price. Good deal, eh?
Any biologists out there care to explain what aging looks like on the cellular level?
Their cillia starts to fall out in the front, or in a circular patch over their oral pore. They get a lot more moody, and thinner, and they tend to say lots of things like "Eh, my endoplasmic reticulum isn't what it used to be!", and "In my day, they didn't teach Mitosis in school, you just learned about it the hard way!" If the cells can afford it, they try to move south for their last days, which explains the appearance of some higher mammals...