Posted on 12/24/2008 11:47:46 AM PST by CE2949BB
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have, for the first time in history, derived authentic embryonic stem (ES) cells from rats. This breakthrough finding will enable scientists to create far more effective animal models for the study of a range of human diseases.
The research will be published in the Dec. 26 issue of the journal Cell.
(Excerpt) Read more at sciencecodex.com ...
I can hear the rants of the PETA crowd now....
“Oh No! PLEASE don’t use the rats for this!!
Kill the human embryos,but whatever you do, save the rats!!”
...How long will it take to hear, “Knockout rats”???
Why do we want to cure diseases and so on in rats? Wouldn’t it be better if they all died? What’s next ... embryonic stem cells of cockroaches?
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