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Scientists Claim Organs Grown From Stem Cells

Posted by timothy on from the brains-would-rock dept.

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.'"

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  1. Cloning a individual's brain? by Spencerian · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these... :)

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    1. Re:Cloning a individual's brain? by penguinsula · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Seems like there's always someone capable of turning no matter what post into a Beowulf cluster issue. What if some Alien Intelligence read Slashdot...they must think that Beowulfs are as common as...well...webbed fingers. :-)

    2. Re:Cloning a individual's brain? by Score0,+Overrated · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Actually ... "mostly harmless"

  2. Fortune Cookie say... by Fortune+Master · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Your girlfriend will find great happiness in your new "organ"...

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  3. Oh my god, you killed Kenny by hex1848 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Cool, so next time Kenny gets a ruptured spleen, Dr. Mephisto can just clone him a new one using stem cells. Before the rats cart him off!

  4. Re:In some places ... by jgerman · · Score: 4, Offtopic

    Makes sense, you know because Europeans have such a healthy beef market.

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