I'm like you. I'm totally against research with embryos. Where I work we do pheripheral stem cell bone marrow transplants for solid tumors like lymphoma. I don't know the mechanisms of it because I just schedule, but it is interesting how researchers can use parts of your own body to cure different diseases. It's like they are destroying your own damaged immune system and then giving you a new one back to you. Incredible.
Judy
>>> <JHarper33(AT)aol.com> 01/22 1:31 PM >>>
Heeeeeeeey Bob~
I just saw in our little ol' hometown newspaper an AP article about research
involving stem cells that did not involve embryos. It involved using one's own
stem cells, even as adults. I think this is a major break-through, because the
major problem with the stem cell research I have had to date is the use of
embryos. (Please, folks, I don't want to set off a firestorm of controversy
about that. Please don't flame me.) The implications of embryo use has been a
drawback for many, so I think this kind of research, especially involving
one's own cells, is great.
Since you are such a pro at finding research-oriented news releases for us,
have you come across this one? It might sound lazy to ask you instead of
searching for it myself (and it is...:-)), but I thought you might have some
of those sources at your fingertips since you peruse them often. If you have
sent it before and I missed it, please forgive me. If you haven't seen it,
later on I can type this article up and send it to the list or see if one of
my family members who knows more about how to use the scanner can help me out
when they come home.
Thanks a bunch,
Barbara