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Scientists Claim Organs Grown From Stem Cells
Llywelyn writes: "It appears that some scientists in the United States are claiming that they have been able to grow functional organs (kidneys) from cloned cow embryotic stem cells. They have not yet released details on how exactly they did this, nor have they yet provided evidence for their claims, but admit to being only in the `proof of concept' phase in research. I guess we'll see down the road if this is legit or the increasingly common `Science by Press Release.'"
...that you'll have to obtain new Windows/Office XP licenses if you clone more than one organ within some window of time.
Exactly what are they supposed to be breaking?
...well, just bite me!
How come when some idiot claims to have broken the laws of thermodynamics we don't get any religious morons.
But the instant someone mentions a stem cell or almost any discovery related to biology, they come aplenty...
Are you afraid of going to hell or something?
all of my organs were grown from stem cells.
My mom didn't even need a petri dish.
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It appears that some scientists in the United States are claiming that they have been able to grow functional organs (kidneys) from cloned cow embryotic stem cells.
Hmm i can see it now.... a can of spam that refills itself after you've eaten it...
I've found a way to transfer a googol of data in one second. I'm not ready to release a product yet, or hold public or private demos. But I can tell you that we've done some preliminary experiments involving filling a semi with CDRs and transporting the data for several feet. All we need to do is to refine the process so it doesn't require a 18 wheeler and trillions of CDRs and we'll have a revolutionary product. At out current rate we should have something by Q1 2003.
You can become a part of this exciting development by sending $100,000,000.00 to PayPal account #235224975645.
I suppose they could be grown, and then artifically "exercised" with small electric currents. Much like that crappy infomercial with the guys pecks dancing around because of the strap on "toning" device.
Mmmmmmm. Floor pie!
I should start answering those emails that promise me a brand new organ? I always thought it was a sex thing.
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But I refuse to share my results or make them available in any way for peer review, because I have chosen money over credibility within the scientific community.
Seriously, there are good reasons the established scientific publishing system esists. Results are published and processes are defined for peer review in order to confirm findings. This is a perfectly reasonable and effective process that has worked for decades. The argument that the only ay you can make money with a scientific result is a falacy. Intellectual property laws have never been stronger. Patent law has never been stronger and many prescidents have been set with regard to patenting of gene sequences. There really is no excuse for failing to disclose findings in this day and age.
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just to produce urine?
what, like there's a urine shortage?
It's supposed to be completely automatic, but actually you have to press this button.
Cool....I can get that Hammond B3 I've been after now!
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It is possible that the company had made a simpler structure that could still produce urine, he said.
At least now we can reduce our dependency on foreign urine.
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what we need to do is genetically engineer cattle that will go and Off themselves for you... that way you can go to a resturant and meet the meat.
it's more humane and tasteful that way.
Ok, so It's a bad joke from the Hitch-hikers trilogy...I'll stop now so you all can stop throwing those rocks.
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Don't worry, the Recording Industry Artists of America is cranking out Britney Spears clones as fast as it can. It is expected that the supply of clones should exceed all possible demand by early 2004.
Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Sincerely,
Hilary Rosen
You want the truthiness? You can't handle the truthiness!
A Beowulf cluster of human brains? Aren't those usually called a comittee or a task force? Output would be next to nothing because the individual nodes would be busy arguing with each other. It would turn into an 'information black hole' - consuming and demanding reports about everything in sight, yet producing nothing in result.
On the other hand, they could probably replace upper management at most major corporations.
It's not their fault that they are mentally deficient.
No, it's the damn public health-care system.