FDA Approves First Brain Stem Cell Transplant

no reason to be here writes "An article at CNN.com is reporting on the FDA granting approval to the first ever transplant of fetal stem cells into human brains. The stem cells will be transplanted into six children suffering from Batten disease, a rare, always fatal, genetic neurological illness, which renders its victims blind and speechless before finally paralyzing them and killing them." From the article: "The stem cells to be transplanted in the brain aren't human embryonic stem cells, which are derived from days-old embryos. Instead, the cells are immature neural cells that are destined to turn into the mature cells that makeup a fully formed brain. Parkinson's disease patients and stroke victims have received transplants of fully formed brain cells before, but the malleable brain cells involved here have never before been implanted."

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The problem

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The Koreans are always making claims like this. In this case I read that there was a real problem with the myelin sheath development.

Re:Cells from miscarriages and abortions...

[Laser Lou]

I'd also like to add that the concept of "Self" is manifest after conception, not before. For instance, someone can say that "I" nearly got killed if his/her mother got close to having an abortion. On the other hand, I don't see how anyone can say with any sadness that "I" nearly didn't exist if the parents almost decided to use birth control.