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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. Re:Replacement by grub · · Score: 0, Troll


    Would this be able to replace getting stem cells from Fetuses?

    Yes, but it's a lot less fun getting it from marrow.

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  2. Re:Very Cool by Christianfreak · · Score: 1, Troll

    Hitler killed people that he deemed un-productive or a hinderence to society as well.

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  3. Re:Great news for Health by pogen · · Score: 1, Troll
    a baby does not have the ability to consent to such a procedure.

    That's what parents are for. Seriously. A U.S. citizen cannot give legal consent to much of *anything* until they are 18 years old. The parents' consent will almost always trump the child's refusal. So, the inability of an embryo to give consent is irrelevant.