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To: Olog-hai
This has been attempted before. And the result was less than stellar.

https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-washington-post-sunday/20070624/282200826505588

Dr Robert Iacono tried this, with fetal stem cells, back in 1989, and since he couldn't find a hospital in the US that would permit it, he dragged his patient, one Max Truex, to a clinic in Zhengzhou, China, where he had no problem in "acquiring" fetal cells.

The Chinese and Iacono were somewhat casual about separating out the proper cells, and when the autopsy was performed, on Truex's brain, they found foetal teeth, hair, bone...

13 posted on 11/10/2018 7:52:40 PM PST by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: jonascord

The article indicates they used adult stem cells this time.


20 posted on 11/10/2018 9:29:34 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Every time a lefty cries "racism", a Trump voter gets his wings.)
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To: jonascord

This is different. These cells have already been started on the process of development in the desired manner.

“The iPS cells from healthy donors have been developed into the precursors of dopamine-producing brain cells”


23 posted on 11/11/2018 3:34:35 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
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