voice
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Post by voice on Jan 24, 2009 20:57:00 GMT
No more stupid anti-science bullship forced on the US by the fundi christian sects on the far right, science and technology is back big time. Expect great things to start happening after the last 8 years in the widerness, science and technology has always led the US to prosperity, now it gets its chance to do it again. news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7847450.stmWhite House stem cell shift expected |
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Post by lawrence on Jan 25, 2009 3:07:33 GMT
Embrionic stem cells are a dead end. Adult stem cells are the way to the future.
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Woolf
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Post by Woolf on Jan 25, 2009 12:50:22 GMT
Its just good that Bush's anti science stance has been wiped out in seconds.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2009 14:01:26 GMT
If I was offered cells from embryonic stem cells for my diabetes I would decline the treatment.
Firstly I prefer to keep the integrity of my body my own, and second I think it's full of unethical issues.
Asult stem cell research might be ok.
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Post by yord on Jan 25, 2009 14:06:54 GMT
Yeah thats the solution to all problems , a longer life span
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Woolf
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Post by Woolf on Jan 25, 2009 14:16:47 GMT
Icas2, so no donated blood, skin, bone marrow or organs then either.
Nearly all of the stem cells used in current research comes from donated umbilical blood.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2009 14:32:42 GMT
I am not against blood transfusions or organ replacement, but these do not involve the deliberate destruction of a human life
I am not against all research in this field as I have a nephew who maybe could benefit from it.
Some people are really ill with chronic diseases, I accept that.
For myself I have for most of my life suffered from depression and now I have treatment for it I feel much better.
I have had diabetes for 8 years now and because I eat a more balanced and healthy diet I feel really well.
I go to bed before ten o'clock mostly and try to stick to my diet.
I accept that I'm not in my 20's and 30's any more.
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ricklinc
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Post by ricklinc on Jan 25, 2009 14:42:44 GMT
Science. I like science. But Obama is a liberal and they think that there is such a thing as social science. Nobody has ever been so wrong as a fcuking idiot who thinks that social science ever could exist. Yet people took courses in it and went on to evolve amazing ways to fcuk things up. Like the rampaging genius notion that even an abused child is better off with it's parents. Ask Baby P about that one.
Obama can push push all the stem cells he wants. That's science. But I hope he ignores the drippies. Britain could do with an example like that.
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Post by fastkat on Jan 25, 2009 15:00:42 GMT
Its just good that Bush's anti science stance has been wiped out in seconds. Totally agree with you. |
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Post by flatandy on Jan 26, 2009 11:23:36 GMT
The appointment of Stephen Chui to Obama's cabinet was enough of an indicator that civilisation was about to return to the US. This just helps further.
Lawrence is only partially right about adult stem cells. Adult stem cells are already partially differentiated and are therefore not as theoretically versatile as embryonic ones. Treatments developed so far are all based on adult stem cells; but the greatest potential lies with embryonic ones, provided the white-coated boffins can get them to work.
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