inducing cells from connective tissue in mice to revert back to their embryonic state

SUBMAN1 · 07-23-09, 08:11 PM

Let me guess, they will still want embryonic babies anyway after this breakthrough:

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline...nnounced-.html

-S

Stealth Hunter · 07-23-09, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

Let me guess, they will still want embryonic babies anyway after this breakthrough

Well it's not like we should just completely abandon research on embryonic stem cells. We still have a lot to learn about them, but we have even more to learn about these new iPS cells. Furthermore, what valuable knowledge might we gain from comparing the two? That's the real question I'm interested in.

Oh and for the record- embryos are not babies; if you're a baby, then you're out of the womb. If you're an embryo, then you're not even in the fetal stage yet. You're just a mass of clumped cells that are undergoing the earliest possible stages of growth and differentiation. You have no capacity to think, you have no feelings, hell none of your vital organs have even formed properly yet.

Aramike · 07-24-09, 12:17 AM

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Oh and for the record- embryos are not babies; if you're a baby, then you're out of the womb.

So wait, you're saying that a bunch of embrionic cells out of the womb and in a dish are babies?

Stealth Hunter · 07-24-09, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Aramike

So wait, you're saying that a bunch of embrionic cells out of the womb and in a dish are babies?

If you're an embryo, then you're not even in the fetal stage yet. You're just a mass of clumped cells that are undergoing the earliest possible stages of growth and differentiation. You have no capacity to think, you have no feelings, hell none of your vital organs have even formed properly yet.

Platapus · 07-24-09, 06:01 AM

<Microwaving the popcorn>

Anyone got some beer?

There is a good show starting on Subsim!

Aramike · 07-24-09, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

If you're an embryo, then you're not even in the fetal stage yet. You're just a mass of clumped cells that are undergoing the earliest possible stages of growth and differentiation. You have no capacity to think, you have no feelings, hell none of your vital organs have even formed properly yet.

I don't disagree. I was referring to the specifics of your previous post, and making a point about the grey areas when it comes to life.

antikristuseke · 07-24-09, 06:22 AM

Personaly, I think that both areas of research should be open.

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antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Personaly, I think that both areas of research should be open.