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from: Mark
date: 2006-10-31 00:23:18
subject: Re: Human liver grown from stem cells

From: "Mark" 

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Aha Bob, you found me out,  I was distorting the record, thus
falsely = making Bush look good.=20

Hmm, kind of like when adult stem cell or cord blood research successes =
are splashed around indiscriminately to confuse people and try to make =
Bush falsely look like an ogre.
  "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message =
news:4546dd06{at}w3.nls.net...
  Be sort of hard for many presidents before Bush to approve stem cell =
research. First stem cells were only isolated in late 98

  =
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/18/AR2006071=
800722.html

  I suspect the alternatives would never have been discovered if the =
original embryonic research had not occurred
    "Mark"  wrote in message =
news:4546d7de$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    Bush was the first president to fund stem cell research at all. I =
guess he shouldn't have? And Gary is right, this breakthrough (if it = even
is that ultimately) has nothing to do with destroying embryos, = rather
it's a potentially solid argument for alternatives instead.
      "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:4546d47c{at}w3.nls.net...
      Bush limited federal funds for stem cell research in 2001 to the =
limited number of stem cells created before that date. In effect Bush = did
curtail research on non-embryonic stem cells

        "Gary Britt"  wrote in message =
news:4546d0be{at}w3.nls.net...

        Yep, it was Chord Blood stem cells NOT embryonic stem cells.

        From your link.   The tissue was created from blood taken from =
babies' umbilical cords just a few minutes after birth.

        There is no federal funding ban on NON-Embryonic stem cell =
research, but don't let the facts get in the way or your politics.  =
Michael J. Fox, nor any of the MSM do.



        Gary Britt wrote:=20

          Did they use EMBRYONIC stem cells?  Bush is the first =
president to approve ANY federal funding for embryonic stem cells.  He =
approved for existing cell lines.  There is no law against embyonic stem =
cell research.  If it was promising it would be funded privately.=20

          So far all that embryonic stem cell research has produced are =
brain tumors and absolutely no, zero, nada cures of anything.=20

          There have been successes with chord blood stem cells and =
adult stem cells.  Neither of which are banned from federal funding.=20

          The lefties like to quote stories about successful treatments =
from Chord blood and adult stem cell research, and then try to confuse =
readers/listeners as though that says something about embryonic stem =
cells research.=20

          Embryonic stem cell research is not banned, just not federally =
funded. This debate is about people who want money from the government =
and not about finding cures.=20

          Gary=20



          Rich Gauszka wrote:=20

            Rush Limbaugh will now proclaim British Scientists evil and =
in league with Michael J Fox in their diabolical attempt to embarrass = the
Bushies over stem cell research.=20

            =
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_=
id=3D413551&in_page_id=3D1770&ico=3DHomepage&icl=3DTabModule&icc=3DNEWS&c=
t=3D5=20
            British scientists have grown the world's first artificial =
liver from stem cells in a breakthrough that will one day provide entire =
organs for transplant.=20

            The technique that created the 'mini-liver', currently the =
size of a one pence piece, will be developed to create a full-size =
functioning liver.=20

            Described as a 'Eureka moment' by the Newcastle University =
researchers, the tissue was created from blood taken from babies' =
umbilical cords just a few minutes after birth.=20

            As it stands, the mini organ can be used to test new drugs, =
preventing disasters such as the recent 'Elephant Man' drug trial. Using =
lab-grown liver tissue would also reduce the number of animal =
experiments.=20

            Within five years, pieces of artificial tissue could be used =
to repair livers damaged by injury, disease, alcohol abuse and =
paracetamol overdose=20





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Aha Bob, you found me out, =
<g> I was=20
distorting the record, thus falsely making Bush look good. 
 
Hmm, kind of like when adult stem cell =
or cord=20
blood research successes are splashed around indiscriminately to =
confuse=20
people and try to make Bush falsely look like an
ogre.
"Robert G Lewis" <r.g.lewis{at}comcast.net>">mailto:r.g.lewis{at}comcast.net">r.g.lewis{at}comcast.net> = wrote in=20 message news:4546dd06{at}w3.nls.net... Be sort of hard for many presidents before Bush to = approve=20 stem cell research. First stem cells were only isolated in late=20 98 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/18/A= R2006071800722.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article= /2006/07/18/AR2006071800722.html I suspect the alternatives would never have been = discovered=20 if the original embryonic research had not occurred
"Mark" <nomail{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:nomail{at}hotmail.com">nomail{at}hotmail.com> wrote = in message=20 news:4546d7de$1{at}w3.nls.net... Bush was the first president to = fund stem cell=20 research at all. I guess he shouldn't have? And Gary is right, this=20 breakthrough (if it even is that ultimately) has nothing to do with=20 destroying embryos, rather it's a potentially solid argument for=20 alternatives instead.
"Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:gauszka{at}hotmail.com">gauszka{at}hotmail.com> = wrote in=20 message news:4546d47c{at}w3.nls.net... Bush limited federal funds for = stem cell=20 research in 2001 to the = limited number=20 of stem cells created before that date. In effect Bush did curtail = research on non-embryonic stem cells "Gary Britt" <glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com=">mailto:glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com">glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com= >=20 wrote in message news:4546d0be{at}w3.nls.net...Yep,=20 it was Chord Blood stem cells NOT embryonic stem = cells.From your=20 link. The tissue was created from blood taken = from=20 babies' umbilical cords just a few minutes after = birth.There=20 is no federal funding ban on NON-Embryonic stem cell research, = but don't=20 let the facts get in the way or your politics. Michael J. = Fox, nor=20 any of the MSM do.Gary Britt wrote:=20
Did they use=20 EMBRYONIC stem cells? Bush is the first president to = approve ANY=20 federal funding for embryonic stem cells. He approved = for=20 existing cell lines. There is no law against embyonic = stem cell=20 research. If it was promising it would be funded = privately.=20 So far all that embryonic stem cell research has = produced are=20 brain tumors and absolutely no, zero, nada cures of anything.=20 There have been successes with chord blood stem cells = and=20 adult stem cells. Neither of which are banned from = federal=20 funding. The lefties like to quote stories about = successful=20 treatments from Chord blood and adult stem cell research, and = then try=20 to confuse readers/listeners as though that says something = about=20 embryonic stem cells research. Embryonic stem cell = research is=20 not banned, just not federally funded. This debate is about = people who=20 want money from the government and not about finding cures.=20 Gary Rich Gauszka wrote: Rush Limbaugh will now proclaim = British=20 Scientists evil and in league with Michael J Fox in their = diabolical=20 attempt to embarrass the Bushies over stem cell research. = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_= article_id=3D413551&in_page_id=3D1770&ico=3DHomepage&icl=3DTa= bModule&icc=3DNEWS&ct=3D5">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/= articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=3D413551&in_page_id=3D1770&= ico=3DHomepage&icl=3DTabModule&icc=3DNEWS&ct=3D5=20 British scientists have grown the world's first = artificial liver=20 from stem cells in a breakthrough that will one day provide = entire=20 organs for transplant. The technique that created = the=20 'mini-liver', currently the size of a one pence piece, will = be=20 developed to create a full-size functioning liver. = Described=20 as a 'Eureka moment' by the Newcastle University = researchers, the=20 tissue was created from blood taken from babies' umbilical = cords=20 just a few minutes after birth. As it stands, the = mini organ=20 can be used to test new drugs, preventing disasters such as = the=20 recent 'Elephant Man' drug trial. Using lab-grown liver = tissue would=20 also reduce the number of animal experiments. Within = five=20 years, pieces of artificial tissue could be used to repair = livers=20 damaged by injury, disease, alcohol abuse and paracetamol = overdose=20 = ------=_NextPart_000_0059_01C6FC82.C3E2B340-- --- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5
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