Stem Cells - The most exciting/terrifying/awesome medical potential of our generation.

[Kyreth]

On the other hand, we've also just gotten (as of this month) to the point where we can now also really honestly-truly clone the way they did Dolly the Sheep, for humans.

That is, we've gotten stem cells from adult cells, and that's as in "we've made a human embyro from adult skin cells reverted and used to "fertilize" a human egg", which means good enough to give a steady supply of stem cells but NOT actually growing a full-grown human.

Oddly enough, the key to making it work was adding caffeine.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0af92ace-b...#axzz2TUmjzU2J

[Abandon]

stem cells are pretty much the only hope in my life that i will ever even have marginally normal vision so i don't care how many unborn babies are abused and fuck the people who do care. some of us are alive and need help here

I miss Darwinism

[BaneTheBrawler]

fuck darwinism, homo evolutus up in this bitch

[Kerberoz]

This, so much. Why people value the potential for human life over *ACTUAL* human life is beyond me.

Hell, it's not even potential human life. The embryos in question were going to be disposed of anyway. Religious logic: wastefulness is a virtue.

[Kohan]

Hell, it's not even potential human life. The embryos in question were going to be disposed of anyway.

Exactly. Anyone who still believes otherwise is free to click on the link provided above. You're welcome.

[Jaybar]

Throwing away perfectly good babies? What monsters. Thank god they practice recycling.