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FDA Could Delay Adult Stem Cell Breakthroughs

Posted by kdawson on from the culture-club dept.

destinyland writes "A Colorado medical advocate says, 'The FDA contends that if one cultures stem cells at all...then it's a prescription drug,' in arguing that revolutionary new treatments could be delayed by 20 years — even using cells extracted from your own body. According to the FDA, even therapies that simply re-inject your body's adult stem cells could be prohibited without five years of clinical trials and millions of dollars of research. How useful are cultured stem cells? 'In animal models, they routinely cure diabetes.'"

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  1. Re:drats by rts008 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    *start sarcasm*Well, that was only a minor technicality until the Federal Trade Commision got involved, after kicking out the FDA for not being 'IP friendly' enough.

    IP!=Progress! *end sarcasm*

    Damn! I did not mean to conflate the two, but it just seemed to happen 'naturally' in this current environment.

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  2. need some clarity here... by rts008 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    WTF?!?!?
    I don't 'get it'.
    What is your point?
    Really, I just don't 'get it'.
    Be more succinct, or state your arguments in an more understandable format, please.
    Really, I don't understand your point.(call me stupid, or dense, but I really don't 'get it')
    P.S. Not meant to be 'flame' or 'troll', but I truly don't get where you are coming from in lieu of the original discussion.

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