Posted on 01/12/2008 4:26:09 PM PST by Salman
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. together with colleagues announced the development of five human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines without the destruction of embryos. These new results have the potential to end the ethical debate surrounding the use of embryos to derive stem cells. In fact, the NIH report to the President refers to this technology as one of the viable alternatives to the destruction of embryos.
The new method was published January 11 in the journal Cell Stem Cells, published by Cell Press. The peer-reviewed technique was initially carried out by ACT scientists under the direction of Robert Lanza, M.D., and then independently replicated by scientists on the West Coast.
Single cells were removed from the embryos using a technique similar to preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). The biopsied embryos continued to develop normally and were then frozen.
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But the Dems are not going to like this.
We can thank President Bush for putting the pressure on the medical establishment to find another way to create these cells.
They still won’t get FedGov funding until after 20 Jan 09.
There’s always huge amounts private funding for medical research, anyway.
Yes, many are surprised when they discover how limited the President’s powers actually are.
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