Stem Cell Therapy Causes Tumors

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday October 23, 2006 @11:05AM from the too-good-to-be-true dept.

SpaceAdmiral writes, "Using human embryonic stem cells, researchers have cured a Parkinson's-like disease in rats. Unfortunately, the Parkinson's cure causes brain tumors." From the first article: "...10 weeks into the trial, [University of Rochester researchers] discovered brain tumours had begun to grow in every animal treated... By definition, human embryonic stem cells have the almost mythical, immortal power to grow and divide indefinitely as they become the various tissues that make up the body. As a result, scientists have always known that any stem cell therapy could result in an uncontrolled growth of cells that could give rise to cancer."

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HA! by Anonymous Coward · 2006-10-23 11:09 · Score: -1, Troll

I always knew it. This stem cell shit is no good for us humans.
Stick to rats. And yeah, don't steal my tax money for those tumors you're growing.
How could it be? by n6kuy · 2006-10-23 11:12 · Score: -1, Troll

Stem Cells are supposed be our Salvation from all manner of disease! The next step toward Eternal Life!
Oh, woe, woe, woe.
How could this have happened?

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If you disagree with me on social issues, then it's pretty clear that you are a narrow-minded bigot.
HAHA! by Anonymous Coward · 2006-10-23 11:17 · Score: -1, Troll

Dear Devil Worshipping, Anti-Creation Evolutionists,

See, we told you!

Neener, neener!

Love,

The Fundies
...and that's not all by Assassin+bug · 2006-10-23 11:23 · Score: 0, Troll

Hot off the press... Reading science.slashdot.org also causes cancer!