The eye, in particular, Dr. Lanza noted, is "an immune-privileged site . . . If there is rejection, the [immune] response is less aggressive." That's interesting. I remember being taught that certain eye injuries require that the injured eye must be removed so that the immune response doesn't attack the remaining good eye. Are there any ophthalmologists available to comment?
The type of rodent used isn't mentioned. IIRC, they have a critter genetically engineered, i.e. "knock out" types, that lack the ability to reject transplants. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
1 posted on
09/22/2006 9:12:18 AM PDT by
neverdem
To: neverdem
'rats have a vision?...huh...go figger...seems they're always on the wrong side of history....coulda swore they were all blind...whodathunk!
2 posted on
09/22/2006 9:15:10 AM PDT by
woollyone
(Preacher; "If there was more love in the world, there'd probably be a lot less dyin'")
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4 posted on
09/22/2006 9:22:33 AM PDT by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
To: neverdem
Someone needs to post the bug-eyed Nancy Pelosi picture.
5 posted on
09/22/2006 9:26:08 AM PDT by
Buck W.
(If you push something hard enough, it will fall over.)
To: neverdem
But will it help them stay in office?
6 posted on
09/22/2006 9:38:50 AM PDT by
NicknamedBob
(If the "enemy of your enemy" is Ghengis Khan, Ghengis Khan is not your friend.)
To: neverdem
[sarcasm] This can't be true.
This particular ESCR can't be taking place, because the Federal government isn't funding such research.[/sarcasm]
I'm not enthused about using human embryos to restore rodent vision.
7 posted on
09/22/2006 9:45:47 AM PDT by
syriacus
(If the Pope meant to insult Muslims he would have discussed mustaches.)
To: neverdem
From the article:
"the [immune] response is less aggressive."
I wonder how that affects the chances of developing cancer in that particular area of the eye .
9 posted on
09/22/2006 9:49:43 AM PDT by
syriacus
(If the Pope meant to insult Muslims he would have discussed mustaches.)
To: neverdem; Admin Moderator
10 posted on
09/22/2006 10:04:04 AM PDT by
presidio9
(Make Mohammed's day: Shoot a nun in the back.)
To: neverdem; All
why did they kill human babies to experiment on rats in the hope of using it on humans one day? Shouldn't they experiment with rat embryos on rats first? Oh, by the way, ESCR on animals started in 1981 and to date there have been NO human clinical trials or proven therapies using embryonic cells.
14 posted on
09/22/2006 10:55:46 AM PDT by
Coleus
(Roe v. Wade and Endangered Species Act both passed in 1973, Murder Babies/save trees, geese, algae)
To: neverdem
Stem cells help rats retain their vision Which is a good thing, because the seeing-eye dog usually ends up just eating the rat.
17 posted on
09/22/2006 11:51:54 AM PDT by
Wolfie
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