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New Stem Cell Source - Your Bone Marrow

Posted by Hemos on from the tip-toe-around-the-ethics dept.

BoogieChile writes "ABC News is reporting that a team of researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles, lead by Dr John Yu, are aiming to extract renewable stem cells from bone marrow - extracted from the patient him/herself - for a source of neural stem cells for treatment of brain cancers, Alzheimers and other neurological disorders. Problem solved! Yipee! New spinal column, anyone?" 'Course the story has no details - post anything else you can find below.

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  1. Damn! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    There goes my business plan for foetal farming. I guess I'll have to abort the whole crop.

  2. You can pry my marrow.. by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    .. from my cold, dead hands!

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  3. Now we know why by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    G*d took the rib from Adam.

    1. Re:Now we know why by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      So he wouldn't have to abort baby Jesus?

  4. Not for you by Alethes · · Score: 5, Funny

    The new spines are reserved for politicians that are unable to do the right thing when faced with large sums of cash.

  5. Re:I need a new spine... by BigZaphod · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ever had back problems fuck head? No? Go to hell. You have no idea what its like.

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  6. Abbot and Costello by Anne_Nonymous · · Score: 3, Funny

    Abbot: What's the name of the the doctor?
    Costello: Yu.
    Abbot: Me?
    Costello: No, Mei works in Oncology.
    Abbot: You do?
    Costello: No, no, no. Yu works on stem cells, Mei works in Oncology.
    Abbot: Well, you're certainly not in the English department.

    Etc...

  7. Re:Interesting by LokiSteve · · Score: 3, Funny


    I can't believe you could be so callous and un-feeling. Why does nobody think of the poor, unborn red blood cells that bone marrow could have become? I think we should all write the government and have them withdraw funding for what is essentially murder.
    </sarcasm>

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  8. Slashdot: where you do our work for us by revery · · Score: 5, Funny

    'Course the story has no details - post anything else you can find below.

    Translation: This sounds neat. It might be another hoax, but then we do have a reputation to keep up. I holpe the readers come through and make this an interesting article, cause right now, we got crap...

  9. Re:Just What We Need by TheShadow · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's why we should extend capital punishment to lesser crimes like shoplifting... and making left turns from the right lane.

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