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Wes Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist From: Inside THE BOX Insane since: May 2000	posted 11-21-2007 00:54 quote: Two teams of scientists are reporting today that they turned human skin cells into what appear to be embryonic stem cells without having to make or destroy an embryo ... http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/21/science/21stem.html?ref=science The research has a ways to go, but could be a new breakthrough in stem-cell technology.
WebShaman Lunatic (VI) Mad Scientist From: Happy Hunting Grounds... Insane since: Mar 2001	posted 11-21-2007 12:36 It is not only a new breakthrough in stem-cell technology, but also shows the way towards human cloning. Personally, I found the breakthrough to be fascinating. WebShaman \| The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities. - Sophocles
White Hawk Maniac (V) Inmate From: zero divided. Insane since: May 2004	posted 11-21-2007 16:00 I see it as a massive advance, not just in the area of stem-cell research and tissue cloning, but in the realm of gene therapy. The use of retro-viruses for genetic manipulation has always captivated me; this seems like a wonderful extension of that technology.

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