Adult cells cloned

[Terminator X]

http://m.washingtonpost.com/national/health-scienc...

Not sure I like the idea of it despite potential medical benifits, what do you think?

TX.

[Mojocvh]

I hear what you're saying BUT the medical implications are enormous.

[Simpo Two]

Whenever something really exciting comes along, wheezy old gits appear (usually church and politicians and eco-types) and start wittering on about ethics. Church people don't like science because it undermines their faith, politicians don't like it because they think it will lose votes, and eco-types because they didn't study it at school.

And so whilst one half of mankind can do something amazing, the other half kicks him in the nuts.

[Ledaig]

It does make you wonder ho close we are to 'The Island'

But screw that - lets crack on and I'll have a new lens and cornea please


This is here and this is now, it will only progress - it will not disappear. Better to have it in the open and available to use for the better, than hidden away and used for other purposes alone.

[BevR]

Terminator X said:

http://m.washingtonpost.com/national/health-scienc...

Not sure I like the idea of it despite potential medical benifits, what do you think?

TX.

What don't you like about it? I have no trouble with the ideas proposed here, I cant wait to reach a point where someone takes a few of my cells to build a new eye/heart/liver whatever you want. Still a generation or two away though, this is really very early building blocks.

Most important bit of the article:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2014.03.015 said:

Thus, despite epigenetic and other age-related changes
that could hinder reprogramming, middle-aged and elderly adult
donors can be used to generate pluripotent stem cells using
nuclear transplantation

[Dr Jekyll]

BevR said:

Terminator X said:

http://m.washingtonpost.com/national/health-scienc...

Not sure I like the idea of it despite potential medical benifits, what do you think?

TX.

What don't you like about it? I have no trouble with the ideas proposed here, I cant wait to reach a point where someone takes a few of my cells to build a new eye/heart/liver whatever you want. Still a generation or two away though, this is really very early building blocks.

Most important bit of the article:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2014.03.015 said:

Thus, despite epigenetic and other age-related changes
that could hinder reprogramming, middle-aged and elderly adult
donors can be used to generate pluripotent stem cells using
nuclear transplantation

If someone used my cells to grow me a new pair of eyes, would they still be shortsighted? I'd prefer someone else's if so.

[BevR]

Dr Jekyll said:

If someone used my cells to grow me a new pair of eyes, would they still be shortsighted? I'd prefer someone else's if so.

Nope, not unless your shortsightedness is a genetic condition. The advantage is that you wont have to worry too much about rejection as the donor is for all intents and purposes- you.

[Mojocvh]

BevR said:

Dr Jekyll said:

If someone used my cells to grow me a new pair of eyes, would they still be shortsighted? I'd prefer someone else's if so.

Nope, not unless your shortsightedness is a genetic condition. The advantage is that you wont have to worry too much about rejection as the donor is for all intents and purposes- you.

"Boom"!