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Scientists Grow Human Thymus From Stem Cells

Posted by timothy on from the vote-for-the-next-organ-to-grow dept.

knight_23 writes: "The Herald Sun reports that Australian researchers have grown a functioning thymus from stem cells. The thymus is a small organ that is critical to the immune system. Human trials could begin within two years."

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  1. Suck on that, Mr. Bush... by InspectorZero · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is only the first of innumerable successes to come... congratulations to the U.S. government for working tirelessly to push this sort of amazing work out of the country. Though this sort of research isn't completely impossible to undertake here in the U.S. (yet), the current administration has tried its hardest to make it impossible. I hope the same sort of knee-jerk conservative behavior isn't going on elsewhere around the globe.

    The sweetest day will be when George W. Bush is the one who needs a new thymus (or any other organ which will follow this breakthrough). I hope he chokes on it... in a figurative sense, I guess.

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  2. Hey you, Karma whore, it isnt slashdotted by Jailbrekr · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Its a major news publication, and I had no problem reading it. How odd eh?

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    1. Re:Hey you, Karma whore, it isnt slashdotted by billstr78 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Yes, it is odd. The server was not replying when I went back to it. I had the whole thing in my clipboard becuase I was one of the fp's, and just felt like doing something to help everyone out. You should try that sometime (helping others), this would be alot better than posting a bunch of negative, flaming comments.