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Stem Cells Cultivated Free of Animal Contaminants
qewl writes "In a follow-up to this story, researchers at Massachusetts-based Advanced Cell Technology have created a new method of growing human embryonic stem cells that has overcome the major obstacle of animal contaminants to their use for human treatments. As President George W Bush has restricted federal funding of this research to limited cell lines existing since 2001, scientists have strived to find ways to keep the lines pure. Irina Klimanskaya and colleagues at ACT grew the stem cells from the beginning on a cell and serum-free mixture called an extracellular matrix. "The importance of this work, of course, is that by eliminating contact with animal and human cells, you minimize the risk of contamination with pathogens that could be transmitted to patients and the population at large," Dr. Lanza at ATC said."
"What better way to honor those who died to contribute them than to pass on the benefits of their organs?"
Amen, brother. I ask myself the same thing every time I make a nice Baby, Lettuce and Tomato sandwich.
But Bush is evil! It doesn't matter if what he does actually happens to be good! It's still bad!
Don't take life so seriously. No one makes it out alive.
At least animal rights activists must be happy. Then again don't they fight for the animals right to say no? Unless of course you give them a glass of wine, then this mixing of cells will be unavoidable given the natural love between human and animal within certain southern states.
The Pope visits Washington and President Bush takes him for a ride down the Potomac on the presidential yacht. They're enjoying themselves when a gust of wind blows the Pope's hat (zucchetto) off and out onto the water. The Secret Service begins to launch a boat but Bush waves them off saying, "Wait. I'll take care of this."
Bush steps off the yacht onto the surface of the water, walks out a ways and picks up the hat. Back on board, he hands the hat to the Pope amid stunned silence.
The next morning the Washington Post carries the story complete with photos under the heading BUSH CAN'T SWIM.
Hmm, CBSNews. We're all about the reliable sources here, aren't we?
As opposed to the current situation, were we ... pay an arm and a leg?
Beats me, but a few iron filings sure aren't an "aborted car"
We can't let the truth get out there. It will be damaging to our position.
Mod this guy down, for Ford's sake!!!
My other first post is car post.
Cows meet all of those criteria.
... congratulations. You've just proven to everyone's satisfaction that cows are alive. Let's throw you a fucking parade.
Right
According to Jewish tradition, a fetus does not become a viable human being until it graduates from medical school.
Free of animal contaminents? OH WHAT A RELEIF! I have been dead set against stemcell use, but, now that its been cleared of animal contaminents, my vegan conscious is now freed to spread some juicy embryonic stem cells on my morning toast!!
MMMmmmm gotta love technology!
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