Stem Cells Restore Feeling In Paraplegic

Vicissidude writes "According to WorldNetDaily scientists in Korea report using umbilical cord blood stem cells to restore feeling and mobility to a spinal-cord injury patient. The research, published in the peer-reviewed journal Cytotherapy, centered on a woman who had been a paraplegic 19 years due to an accident. After an infusion of umbilical cord blood stem cells, stunning results were recorded: 'The patient could move her hips and feel her hip skin on day 15 after transplantation. On day 25 after transplantation her feet responded to stimulation.'"

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Stereotypical, Generalized Perceptions

[chia_monkey]

And here is what the general population will say when they think of all the "China vs. the US" statements they can.

US has free trade and China won't open up.
US won't allow stem cell research
China is growing by leaps and bounds in technology.
China opresses their people, America is free.

Then there will be a firestorm of "you're wrong" and "China is going to blow past the US while the US sits and fights wars in Iraq". I do find it interesting however that the US has so many regulations in the medical and drug field that it's almost impossible to move forward at any practical pace. If those fields were allowed to grow as technology has been allowed to grow and innovate (I wonder what regulations they have in China) as they were in technology, perhaps the US would have papers touting new cures for these diseases and injuries. The US prides itself in its innovative capabilities but is getting bogged down by legislation. Meanwhile, China has learned the technology and is running wild with it. The combination of all the red tape in the US and the desire to be a dominant force in the global market, it's only a matter of time (approaching rather quickly I may add) that China surpasses the US...in many many fields.