However, does the removal of sperm cells from a man's testes constitute an
interference in the Deity's perogatives.  Remember Onan, who was condemned
for "spilling his seed."


>From: "M.Schild" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
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>Subject: Mouse Testicle Cells Similar To Human Fetuses
>Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:16:31 +0200
>
>March 26, 2006
>  Amrita Rajan
>
>
>The fruit of your loins might just be an end to the suffering of millions
>worldwide.
>According to German scientists, cells from mice testes "closely mimic"
>embryonic stem cells, i.e. they can transform into almost any type of body
>tissue.
>All stem cells - whether embryonic or not - possess three characteristics:
>"they are capable of dividing and renewing themselves for long periods;
>they
>are unspecialized; and they can give rise to specialized cell types." The
>problem, however, is to keep the stem cells unspecialized in laboratory
>conditions until they are needed. Thus far, embryonic stem cells are the
>only
>ones that scientists have been able to stabilize as required. That process
>took 20 years to master. The discovery of the mice testes, therefore, is
>significant.
>Of course, in case the lab results can be duplicated in humans, many people
>will be happy for more than purely scientific reasons. In case you missed
>it,
>a lot of people have been very unhappy about the "embryonic" in embryonic
>stem cells. To find cures for diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
>are of course noble goals, but the fact that those cures might come from
>the
>yet unrealized corpses of future generations of humans was too much to
>swallow for some people.
>Some people who vote. And others who just pray - loudly.
>And so the news that we don't have to wait for the sperm to make its way
>into
>an egg for science to advance is no doubt very good news. Now, we can go
>directly to the source and hope that there is not much difference between
>man
>and mouse.
>It is too early to know what the proponents of Intelligent Design are
>thinking
>but it is possible that in the interests of scientific achievement they
>will
>take the stance that when the Designer was Designing us all, He knew we
>might
>have need of mice to point us in the right path.
>Only time, or An Entity not quite God but suspiciously like Him, can tell.
>
>Amrita Rajan lives and lives to write in NYC. [Was that too cute for you?]
>
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