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Genetic Stem Cell Manipulation
Benedryl Patanol writes "A team at the University of Wisconsin has successfully deleted a 'disease gene' from human embryonic stem cells. This is a first for manipulating stem cell's genetic material because of the difficulty in culturing and controlling their development. With this new method, the genes can be manipulated so as to control the kind of tissue the cells form into and the research is already trying to recreate brain cells that die off with Parkinsons Disease. The article also talks about the resurgence of ethical inquiries that are making this technology a very intense debate in the US."
Like what, squeamish about using aborted fetuses for medical research. Pshaw, Nazis used fully grown humans!
Karma: Bad (mostly affected by being such an asshole)