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date: 2006-10-31 01:20:26
subject: Re: Human liver grown from stem cells

From: "Rich Gauszka" 

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The disease is degenerative. You forgot to mention the film of Rush =
making fun of and imitating Fox shaking  ( now Rush claims the video is =
shown at a higher speed to embarrass him but as MSNBC pointed out his =
words aren't sped up in the video - interesting )  while he said=20

"exaggerating the effects of the disease. He's moving all around and =
shaking and it's purely an act"

Rush was talking about the political ad and not the testimony before =
congress. Fox said this =20

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-michaeljfox1028,0,7994384.story?c=
oll=3Dny-entertainment-headlines

On the contrary, he had been overmedicated, the actor said during an =
interview aired on Thursday's "CBS Evening News with Katie
Couric."

 "The irony of it is that I was too medicated," Fox told Couric, adding =
that his jumpy condition as he spoke to her reflected "a dearth of =
medication -- not by design. I just take it, and it kicks in when it =
kicks in."

"That's funny -- the notion that you could calculate it for
effect," he = said. "Would that we could."

  "Mark"  wrote in message =
news:4546e82c{at}w3.nls.net...
  I actually heard Rush's original broadcast. To say that what he said =
has been mischaracterized, is to make a great understatement; but in =
seeing what the rest of the media chooses to air, it's understandable =
that any casual observer would think Rush is an ogre too 

  Paraphrasing Rush (and I find it amusing that I actually heard the =
broadcast, as I don't listen to him very often) and not necessarily in =
proper chronological order, he said, "Wow, I've seen Fox in Boston
Legal = and I like him and that show, but he seems perfectly normal in the
= episodes I've seen, so he must be either acting or off his medications =
in that commercial."=20

  Then it turns out in Fox's own book, he relates that he went off his =
meds to testify in front of congress so they'd get an accurate picture = of
the devastating disease. So, I'm just not getting what Rush said that = was
so offensive 

    "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:4546e605$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    Actually Rush Limbaugh is the one that went over the top with his =
statement that Fox was acting with his disease.. I was just lampooning =
Rush.  Limbaugh has every right to criticize the message but it really =
was low to make fun of Fox's predicament. And like the weasel ( I should =
apologize for offending weasels ) Rush is he avoided and debate with Fox =
when he was invited this weekend


      "Mark"  wrote in message =
news:4546e343$1{at}w3.nls.net...
      Bob, Rich was the one that went over the top on this one: "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

      If scientists want to do embryonic stem cell research no one is =
stopping them, they're just going to have to find someone besides us to =
pay for it. Maybe Branson would be better advised to fund it instead of =
getting involved in the global warming nonsense to the tune of $3B?=20

      Actually, that's a bad example, as I believe Branson is wisely =
funding alternative fuels with his donation, rather than throwing money =
into the sky, like the alarmists want our governments to do, maybe Soros =
will fund it? Or Gates? Or Buffet?=20

      How about too, that expected 1,900 pounds a year increased tax =
proposal for every UK family to fund the politicians global warming =
playground? =20
        "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message =
news:4546e0f1{at}w3.nls.net...
        Except the articles quoted so far do seem to make the =
distinction. There does seem to be major differences in the usefulness = of
the different types of stem cells with the Embryonic being the most =
versatile.
          "Mark"  wrote in message =
news:4546decf$1{at}w3.nls.net...
          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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The disease is degenerative.
You forgot =
to mention=20
the film of Rush making fun of and imitating Fox shaking  ( =
now Rush=20
claims the video is shown at a higher speed to embarrass him but as = MSNBC=20
pointed out his words aren't sped up in the video - interesting ) =
 while he=20
said 
 
=93exaggerating the effects of the =
disease. He=92s=20
moving all around and shaking and it=92s purely an act"
 
Rush was talking about the
political ad =
and not the=20
testimony before congress. Fox said this  
 
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-michaeljfox1028,0,7994384=
.story?coll=3Dny-entertainment-headlines">http://www.newsday.com/entertai=
nment/ny-michaeljfox1028,0,7994384.story?coll=3Dny-entertainment-headline=
s
 
On the contrary, he had been =
overmedicated, the=20
actor said during an interview aired on Thursday's "CBS Evening News =
with Katie=20
Couric."
 "The=20
irony of it is that I was too medicated," Fox told Couric, adding that
= his jumpy=20
condition as he spoke to her reflected "a dearth of medication -- not
by = design.=20
I just take it, and it kicks in when it kicks
in.""That's funny =
-- the=20
notion that you could calculate it for effect," he said. "Would
that we=20 could."
 
"Mark" <nomail{at}hotmail.com>=20">mailto:nomail{at}hotmail.com">nomail{at}hotmail.com>=20 wrote in message news:4546e82c{at}w3.nls.net... I actually heard Rush's original = broadcast. To=20 say that what he said has been mischaracterized, is to make a great=20 understatement; but in seeing what the rest of the media chooses to = air, it's=20 understandable that any casual observer would think Rush is an ogre = too=20 <g> Paraphrasing Rush (and I find it = amusing that I=20 actually heard the broadcast, as I don't listen to him very often) and = not=20 necessarily in proper chronological order, he said, "Wow, I've seen = Fox in=20 Boston Legal and I like him and that show, but he seems perfectly = normal in=20 the episodes I've seen, so he must be either acting or off his = medications in=20 that commercial." Then it turns out in Fox's own book, = he relates=20 that he went off his meds to testify in front of congress so they'd = get an=20 accurate picture of the devastating disease. So, I'm just not getting = what=20 Rush said that was so offensive <unrelated, but I don't get was so=20 offensive about the blonde chick telling Harold Ford to call her=20 either>
"Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:gauszka{at}hotmail.com">gauszka{at}hotmail.com> = wrote in=20 message news:4546e605$1{at}w3.nls.net... Actually Rush Limbaugh is the one = that went=20 over the top with his statement that Fox was acting with his = disease.. I was=20 just lampooning Rush. Limbaugh has every right to criticize = the=20 message but it really was low to make fun of Fox's predicament. And = like the=20 weasel ( I should apologize for offending weasels ) Rush is he = avoided and=20 debate with Fox when he was invited this weekend
"Mark" <nomail{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:nomail{at}hotmail.com">nomail{at}hotmail.com> = wrote in=20 message news:4546e343$1{at}w3.nls.net... Bob, Rich was the one that went = over the top=20 on this one: "Rush = Limbaugh will now=20 proclaim British Scientists evil and in league with Michael J Fox = in their=20 diabolical attempt to embarrass the Bushies over stem cell = research."=20 If scientists want to do = embryonic stem cell=20 research no one is stopping them, they're just going to have to = find=20 someone besides us to pay for it. Maybe Branson would be better = advised to=20 fund it instead of getting involved in the global warming nonsense = to the=20 tune of $3B? Actually, that's a bad example, = as I believe=20 Branson is wisely funding alternative fuels with his donation, = rather than=20 throwing money into the sky, like the alarmists want our = governments to=20 do, maybe Soros will fund it? Or Gates? Or = Buffet? How about too, that expected = 1,900 pounds a=20 year increased tax proposal for every UK family to fund the=20 politicians global warming playground? <wow, maybe now the = regular=20 folk that aren't paying attention will wake up, smell = the coffee (or=20 tea as the UK case may be) and tell them to get over themselves -- = when=20 they start picking the pockets of the public directly with their = alarmism,=20 it's near the end game>
"Robert G Lewis" <r.g.lewis{at}comcast.net>">mailto:r.g.lewis{at}comcast.net">r.g.lewis{at}comcast.net> = wrote=20 in message news:4546e0f1{at}w3.nls.net... Except the articles quoted so far do seem to = make the=20 distinction. There does seem to be major differences in the = usefulness=20 of the different types of stem cells with the Embryonic being = the most=20 versatile.
"Mark" <nomail{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:nomail{at}hotmail.com">nomail{at}hotmail.com> = wrote in=20 message news:4546decf$1{at}w3.nls.net... Aha Bob, you found me out,=20 <g> I was distorting the record, thus falsely = making Bush=20 look good. Hmm, kind of like when adult = stem cell or=20 cord blood research successes are splashed around=20 indiscriminately to confuse people and try to make Bush=20 falsely look like an ogre.
"Robert G Lewis" <r.g.lewis{at}comcast.net>=20">mailto:r.g.lewis{at}comcast.net">r.g.lewis{at}comcast.net>=20 wrote in message news:4546dd06{at}w3.nls.net... Be sort of hard for many presidents = before Bush to=20 approve stem cell research. First stem cells were only = isolated in=20 late 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=20 discovered if the original embryonic research had not=20 occurred
"Mark" <nomail{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:nomail{at}hotmail.com">nomail{at}hotmail.com> wrote=20 in message news:4546d7de$1{at}w3.nls.net... Bush was the first = president to fund=20 stem cell research at all. I guess he shouldn't have? And = Gary is=20 right, this breakthrough (if it even is that ultimately) = has=20 nothing to do with destroying embryos, rather it's a = potentially=20 solid argument for alternatives instead.
"Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}hotmail.com>=20">mailto:gauszka{at}hotmail.com">gauszka{at}hotmail.com>=20 wrote in message news:4546d47c{at}w3.nls.net... Bush limited federal = funds for stem=20 cell research in 2001 to the=20 limited number of stem cells created before that date. = In effect=20 Bush did curtail research on non-embryonic stem=20 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=20 cells.From your link. The = tissue was=20 created from blood taken from babies' umbilical cords = just a=20 few minutes after birth.There is no = federal=20 funding ban on NON-Embryonic stem cell research, but = don't let=20 the facts get in the way or your politics. = Michael J.=20 Fox, nor any of the MSM do.Gary Britt = wrote:=20
Did they use EMBRYONIC stem = cells? =20 Bush is the first president to approve ANY federal = funding=20 for embryonic stem cells. He approved for = existing=20 cell lines. There is no law against embyonic = stem cell=20 research. If it was promising it would be = funded=20 privately. So far all that embryonic stem = cell=20 research has produced are brain tumors and = absolutely no,=20 zero, nada cures of anything. There have = been=20 successes with chord blood stem cells and adult stem = cells. Neither of which are banned from = federal=20 funding. The lefties like to quote stories = about=20 successful treatments from Chord blood and adult = stem cell=20 research, and then try to confuse readers/listeners = as=20 though that says something about embryonic stem = cells=20 research. Embryonic stem cell research is = not=20 banned, just not federally funded. This debate is = about=20 people who want money from the government and not = about=20 finding cures. Gary Rich = Gauszka=20 wrote: Rush Limbaugh will now = proclaim=20 British Scientists evil and in league with Michael = J Fox=20 in their diabolical attempt to embarrass the = Bushies over=20 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=20 artificial liver from stem cells in a breakthrough = that=20 will one day provide entire organs for transplant. = The technique that created the = 'mini-liver',=20 currently the size of a one pence piece, will be = developed=20 to create a full-size functioning liver. = Described=20 as a 'Eureka moment' by the Newcastle University=20 researchers, the tissue was created from blood = taken from=20 babies' umbilical cords just a few minutes after = birth.=20 As it stands, the mini organ can be used = to test=20 new drugs, preventing disasters such as the recent = 'Elephant Man' drug trial. Using lab-grown liver = tissue=20 would also reduce the number of animal = experiments.=20 Within five years, pieces of artificial = tissue=20 could be used to repair livers damaged by injury, = disease,=20 alcohol abuse and paracetamol overdose=20 = = ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01C6FC8A.BEFF0BF0-- --- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5
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