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This is an interesting story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15740133
Am I being hopelessly cynical thinking that if this stuff really worked it wouldnt have been dropped?
I know theres been a ton of hype but I havent seen a decent idea yet of how you get the stem cells to do what you want after you implant them rather than just growing chaotically/occasionally causing cancers?
Is it another dead end or a realistic chance of some decent medicines?
Edit: heres a horror story on the use of embryo stem cells.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=embryonic-stem-cells-cause-cancer-i-2009-02-19
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15740133
Am I being hopelessly cynical thinking that if this stuff really worked it wouldnt have been dropped?
I know theres been a ton of hype but I havent seen a decent idea yet of how you get the stem cells to do what you want after you implant them rather than just growing chaotically/occasionally causing cancers?
Is it another dead end or a realistic chance of some decent medicines?
Edit: heres a horror story on the use of embryo stem cells.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=embryonic-stem-cells-cause-cancer-i-2009-02-19