Liver Grown from Stem Cells

[Overman]

Liver grown from Stem Cells (http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20061031-10344200-bc-britain-livercells.xml)

Why is this not one of the biggest stories of the day!!!???

Thanks you GW, for putting the US 10 years behind the rest of the world in the field of medicine.

:mad:

[pmckean]

"Dr. Nico Forraz and Professor Colin McGuckin of Newcastle University worked with NASA scientists in Houston to produce the miniature livers that will be used for drug and pharmaceutical testing, The Scotsman reported Tuesday."

Mmmm - mini livers.

[Lisa Simpson]

Are scientists also creating mini-fava beans?

[Mashuna]

Are scientists also creating mini-fava beans?

With a teeny-weeny bottle of Chianti

[Jon the Geek]

But by using the mini-livers we have developed there is no need to test on animals or humans.
Um. That seems a wee bit overconfident. Wouldn't you still want to test on humans (and likely animals before that) to see how it affects the rest of the body, even if it's all good on the mini-liver?

[Overman]

The main point is that Stem Cells are now a verifiable source for this type of medicine...it may be a while off before we can grow other organs, or even full size ones..but it appears it is possible!!!

This is the next hundred years of medicine!!!

[bob_kark]

Now I can finally be the alcoholic I've always dreamed of being! First freeze dried Ice Cream, now this? Thank you NASA!

[Silly Green Monkey]

It's not big news because they've not been peer-reviewed yet. Think cold fusion.

[NoZed Avenger]

Liver grown from Stem Cells (http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20061031-10344200-bc-britain-livercells.xml)

Why is this not one of the biggest stories of the day!!!???

Thanks you GW, for putting the US 10 years behind the rest of the world in the field of medicine.

:mad:

From a related article referenced on the same page:

". . . using stem cells taken from the blood of babies' umbilical cords immediately after birth. . . ."


These are not embrionic stem cells.

[Deus Ex Machina]

Liver grown from Stem Cells (http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20061031-10344200-bc-britain-livercells.xml)

Why is this not one of the biggest stories of the day!!!???

Thanks you GW, for putting the US 10 years behind the rest of the world in the field of medicine.

:mad:

why are you whining about Bush? American scientists were involvd in this, it was done with stem cells from the umbliical cord. Why are you ranting?

[fuelair]

why are you whining about Bush? American scientists were involvd in this, it was done with stem cells from the umbliical cord. Why are you ranting?

Because it ought to be done in the US and Bush ought to have a disease other than stupidity that needed a cure only available from stem cell research. A wholes need to be kept away from science so science can get done .

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

I like to think that stem cells could help with stupidity.

~~ Paul

[pipelineaudio]

Liver grown from Stem Cells (http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20061031-10344200-bc-britain-livercells.xml)

Why is this not one of the biggest stories of the day!!!???

Thanks you GW, for putting the US 10 years behind the rest of the world in the field of medicine.

:mad:

errr It says they worked with NASA scientists. Seems we are still in the running

[Soapy Sam]

I like to think that stem cells could help with stupidity.

~~ Paul

Paul, You think GWB needs any help with stupidity? I'd say he's above average already.