Adult Stem Cell Research Far Ahead of Embryonic

[chingaters]

I am a Christian as are many scientist who perform stem cell research everyday. They do not do embryonic stem cells because it destroys a life or potential for life and it is just not necessary. If you want to do embryonic stem cells then you pay for it and do not use public funds.

[Neosaigo]

Actually adult stem cell is not that far ahead of embryonic, the reason why it sounds like it is ahead is because instead of protesting stem cells, the Christians have been exaggerating adult stem cells and downplay embryonic as a tactic to divert attention from embryonic.

The simple fact is adult stem cells have limits, but embryonic holds more potentials for fatal illnesses. The embryos used were going to be tossed away anyways, so why not use them to make the world better?

[Destinyjoe]

paralyzed for 35 years, I would prefer adult stem cells to fetal stem cells, although a large billboard posted in one city (the womb is the most dangerous place for a black person) was a response to the statistics, black women have five times more abortions than Caucasians. Why waste the aborted fetuses. Instead put them to good use it to improve somebody's life.

[msjangivens]

Christians are only against embryonic stem cell research for obvious reasons (destruction of embryos). Adult stem cells are readily available from the patient & the procedures have been successful for years. This issue has been so politicized as a "them" against "us" campaign that NOTHING was getting done except wasting tax payer dollars on something scienctists knew would not work. Meanwhile, people continued to suffer & proponents of adult cells were made to look uncooperative & ignorant.

[KaiLuck]

Embryonic stem cells are derived from human embryos. In order to harvest embryonic stem cells, an embryo must be destroyed The biblical teaching is that human existence begins at conception (Psalm 139:13-16; Jeremiah 1:4-5). The international consensus of embryologists agrees with Scripture in that life begins at fertilization. At the moment of conception, the embryo is 100 percent human, with all 46 human chromosomes and a fully functioning, unique genetic code.

[KaiLuck]

We must distinguish between the two types of stem cells: adult stem cells and embryonic stem cells

Research on adult stem cells has been going on for decades and has proven that there are therapeutic effects in treating cancer, autoimmune diseases, leukemia, and heart disease. Adult stem cells are obtained from living bone marrow, blood, brain tissue, skin, and body fat. Other sources rich in adult stem cells are umbilical-cord blood and the placenta.

[BertGriffin88]

The Bush&Dick anti embryonic stem cell research legacy continues to screw medical advances here in America. Elsewhere in the world major advances occur. This is another of the idiocies that the Republican Bush&Dick Teabagging bonerheads will shackle the medical researchers with. You want cures then get out of the way of this research. If you get sick & don't want the treatment, you could refuse treatment, & die. Your choice. But you religious Nuts shouldn't be able to deny treatment to others.

[44Grimmace]

@BertGriffin88 what? this comment is so filled with idiotic, unintelligent, uninformed bias that this makes no sense. so, being against embryonic stem cell research is "denying treatment to others" and is TERRIBLE!... even though adult stem cells work better.

but, on the other hand, obamacare, which WILL limit and ration care... which actually IS denying treatment to others, is fantastic and something to be praised. pull your head out of your ass.

[BertGriffin88]

@44Grimmace,

you're another of the drinkers of the Bush&Dick juice. Drink up boys, America's coming apart at the seams & yall are so inebriated, all yall can do is keep drinking the Bush&Dick juice.

[44Grimmace]

@BertGriffin88 you obviously didn't watch this video, did you? this talks about the massive successes of ADULT stem cells in healing and whatnot, especially in comparison to embryonic stem cells. so, if adult stem cells are the ones that work better, how does embryonic stem cell research benefit us so much?

I could care less about Bush/Cheney. you're obviously not a fan of them, but don't have any problems with things happening currently? you're the inebriated one, clown.

[NiteStarGirl]

I'm happy for him. This is amazing, and I'm glad he received this chance of saving his leg, and changing his life!

[WestliFerZul]

Lol the other leg is a placebo

[44Grimmace]

@WestliFerZul was. WAS a placebo.

[lgvereor]

@trentWHY I was pushing for adult stem cell research before you likely even knew what the hell it is kid.

The fact is using embryonic is not only unethical, but also illogical and over all not worth the outcome, take it from someone who actually fucking studied it, in a classroom, for years.

The only viable and resourceful use of it is under the use of cloning, the use of the same person's cells compared to that of another is so inconceivably irrational I'm surprised the even considered it.

[MSIL2]

I'm a Christian and I fully support Adult Stem Cell Research. I mean come on, you could get the stem cell from the patient's body and uses it. Its far simpler and ethically friendly than embryonic stem cell. Its like comparing battery electric vehicle to a hydrogen electric vehicle. Its a no brainier!

[iknewitalready]

Science without ethics : curse or blessing?

what are the possibilities and perils of stem cell research and its application?

cloned animals and humans?

cure to diabetes?

[DvineChow101]

I dont Care What Type Of Religion You believe in, Science is Science and This man is being helped by it, it doesnt sound in anyway bad to me

[Shmootle]

Can't wait for some religious nutjobs to freak out :P

[okahyaoga]

It still pisses me off that I could not donate my children's cord blood stem cells for medical research, because there was no mechanism facilitating such voluntary donations because of the politics. Look at what good stem cell research can do? Let's open up research and facilitate donations... It's about time.

[6663000]

Stem Cell Research is truly incredible, the future of medicine is going to be amazing.

What kind of backwards person would be against this kind if progress ?

[BasketballStud99]

Imagine how much further ahead stem cell research would be today had the Bush administration not ban it. God bless America.

[VertSk8er12]

well theres nothing wrong about this at all.

[djtj1216]

reminds me of that Family Guy episode

[09vl1603]

This is an amazing step.

[godsfool713]

satanic

[VoLCoMzYaDiGG]

@godsfool713 fuck you its science deal with the fact that we need this for future success of this race, the human race, take your extremist religious bullshit some where else.

[Asiablue]

@godsfool713 lol

[Vleesball]

cant wait for the christian that is gonne say something religious about this and not give science the props

[SweeetWater420]

@Vleesball WORD.  This is amazing science.

[lgvereor]

@Vleesball Your looking for a Christian to jump the gun, in the process you are doing exactly the same thing you accuse them of, and making no more of an ass of yourself.

Oh and the reason Christians and others were against embryonic was the abortion fact, and for good reason we see now, since science has all but bypassed the need for them.

[44Grimmace]

@Vleesball sounds like you've got as closed minded as an agenda as the person you're trying to 'catch'.

[sckchui]

"Adult Stem Cell Research Far Ahead of Embryonic"

Of course. What do you expect to happen when you cut finding to embryonic stem cell research?

[swordofisis]

@sckchui i was thinking more along the line of them telling us exactly what they want us to believe.

[BlackKingX]

@sckchui On the other hand, without the ban on Embryonic Stem Cell research they wouldn't have looked into Adult Stem Cell research as early.

Might be a good thing, Adult Stem Cells can be harvested at any time, Embryonic Stem Cell's require an Embryo.

[gounc93]

this is incredible