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One step closer to treating Parkinson's

post #1 of 9
3/23/08 at 9:07pm
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080323/..._parkinsons_dc

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Cloned cells treat Parkinson's in mice

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers who used cloned embryonic stem cells to treat Parkinson's disease in mice said on Sunday they worked better than other cells.

The researchers were trying to prove that it is possible to make embryonic stem cells using cloning technology and use them to provide a tailor-made treatment.

But they found that a mouse's own cloned stem cells were far less disruptive to its body than cloned cells taken from other mice.

"It demonstrated what we suspected all along -- that genetically matched tissue works better," said Viviane Tabar of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Institute in New York, who worked on the study.
I'd comment on this, but I don't think I could say anything better than what my (sarcastic) friend said when he read the news:

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Well, shit. There's only one thing to do with this research. BURY IT, SO JESUS DOESN'T GET SAD.
So true, so sad.

Fuckin' country, man...
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post #2 of 9
3/23/08 at 9:14pm
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...said Viviane Tabar of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Institute in New York
I wonder if they're able to fit that name on their softball jerseys.
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post #3 of 9
3/23/08 at 9:21pm
I hope they save Marty McFly before its too late. He's almost out of time.
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post #4 of 9
3/23/08 at 9:26pm
But it's immoral to use potential babies to save people who are suffering. Forget the suffering people and start thinking about the potential people!
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post #5 of 9
3/23/08 at 11:45pm
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Originally Posted by BTSMGL View Post
I'd comment on this, but I don't think I could say anything better than what my (sarcastic) friend said when he read the news:

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Well, shit. There's only one thing to do with this research. BURY IT, SO JESUS DOESN'T GET SAD.
So true, so sad.

Fuckin' country, man...
Um, what part of this story are you and your friend knee-jerking to? The cloning or the embryonic stem cells? If the former then knee jerk away.

If, however, if I am correct in surmising you are taking a potshot at religious people objecting to fetal stem cell usage please read the article once more. The scientist clearly states that using tissue from a donor source is more harmful than being able to grow stem cells from your own body.

It is the basic catch-22 of organ transplantation. Your body rejects the new tissue,

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Originally Posted by Viviane Tabar
"When you give the other type of tissue, non-autologous tissue, you get more inflammation than we anticipated.
because it isn't yours. Growing stem cells from your own cells is much better since the body doesn't reject them.
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post #6 of 9
3/23/08 at 11:53pm
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It is the basic catch-22 of organ transplantation. Your body rejects the new tissue because it isn't yours. Growing stem cells from your own cells is much better since the body doesn't reject them.
This, pretty much. That's why they have to give some organ recipients shitloads of anti-rejection drugs in order to make sure that their bodies don't dump the organ. While I DO decry the role that the political part of the right-wing has taken in misinforming people about stem cell therapy, there's also simple science such as what Nihm said that is involved in some parts of the debate.
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post #7 of 9
3/24/08 at 12:10am
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Originally Posted by TzuDohNihm View Post
Um, what part of this story are you and your friend knee-jerking to? The cloning or the embryonic stem cells? If the former then knee jerk away.
Yeah, the cloning.
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post #8 of 9
3/24/08 at 1:36am
But cloning is awesome.

The very minute we get memory transfers right, I am investing, lemme tell ya!
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post #9 of 9
3/24/08 at 1:59am
I'm just thoroughly disappointed in the fact that nobody's made any jokes about people quivering with anticipation yet.

....What?
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