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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. Re:cloning and genetic engineering by dbrutus · · Score: 1, Troll

    Conservatives are just fine with stem cell research from adult stem cells. In terms of real, measurable progress, adult stem cells seem to be providing more practical benefits (people staying alive longer through treatment today) than embryonic stem cell treatments which seem to court an awful big risk of rejection and are likely to stick you with large immunosuppression drug bills for the rest of your life. Embryonic stem cells do seem to have the advantage of making abortion and pharmeceutical companies more profitable but I don't see how that leads to a superior moral position but the liberals sure seem to think so which is why they make up lies like conservatives are against all stem cell research when the reality is they just like the better kind.

    Unfortunately, the article doesn't seem to say which kind of stem cells (adult or embryonic) were used in the experiment so the political jihad will have to take a small time out for the facts to catch up.

    Darn.