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Menstrual blood yields stem cells
Australian Broadcasting Corporation ^
| 03.14.06
| Martha Kerr
Posted on 03/13/2006 6:30:48 PM PST by Coleus
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- A Wichita doctor has found that adult stem cells can be harvested from a woman’s menstrual fluid and developed into nine different types of human tissue.
Dr. Meng of the Center for the Improvement of Human Functioning International made the discovery. His findings show the adult stem cells harvested from the fluid can be developed into tissues such as heart, lung, liver, bone, and others. The discovery is dramatic because it involves adult stem cells — not embryonic stem cells, which have been the source of recent controversy.
Researchers hope these harvested cells will one day work to repair dead and dying tissues in our bodies.
“If there is a part of the heart that is damaged, that is dead, you can inject some of the stem cell, which will repair the damaged part,” Dr. Xialong Meng, researcher, said. “Then you have whole new heart again.”
There are several years of research still ahead in the stem cell arena, but researchers believe this latest discovery is very promising.
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posted on
11/26/2007 9:47:22 PM PST
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Coleus
(Pro Deo et Patria)
To: Daffynition; pissant; martin_fierro
This is important, and many thanks to Coleus, but c’mon...
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posted on
11/27/2007 8:38:59 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: Coleus
Actually, all deep thinking and middle school jokes aside, this is an incredible line of research and yields high promise. Adult stem cells from a easily obtainable, renewable source.
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posted on
11/27/2007 8:45:33 AM PST
by
PennsylvaniaMom
(I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them. Jane Austen.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
11/27/2007 8:47:24 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: wizardoz
Filet, medium rare? Heck yeah!
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posted on
11/27/2007 9:08:55 AM PST
by
Sue Perkick
(And I hope that what I’ve done here today doesn’t force you to have a negative opinion of me….)
To: Daffynition
Well, you’ve been around for, what, almost nine months now? ;’) ;’) :’D
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11/27/2007 9:35:36 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Let’s not give anyone any ideas, K? :-D
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posted on
11/27/2007 9:51:55 AM PST
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Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Sarastro
Me neither. Blood is a remarkable tissue no matter what its source. And to quiet the pansys on this thread they are taking the specimen from inside the uterus not off some pad or tampon.
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posted on
11/27/2007 10:02:38 AM PST
by
linn37
(phlebotomist on duty,its just a little pinch)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
11/27/2007 11:08:43 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Let's not ...
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posted on
11/27/2007 11:51:58 AM PST
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Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Daffynition
You’re messing up the thread. [rimshot!]
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11/27/2007 12:00:54 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
11/27/2007 12:14:08 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Coleus
Where do I donate? I’ve been waiting for someone to come up with a good use for this stuff.
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