Men, gird your loins.  I have but one testicle to give to science.  I'm
keeping the other.


>From: rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Mouse Testicle Cells Similar To Human Fetuses
>Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:45:18 -0700
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>If the mouse testicle cells are similar to embryonic I'm wondering if
>opponents of ESCR wouldn't consider that using them for research would also
>constitute embryocide.
>
>I like mice; saved one from drowning in my pool in CA.   They made
>themselves at home and I had to exterminate them, a crime for which I still
>suffer to this day.  They have sacrificed so much for humanity.  Lets hope
>testicle cell donation will not result in pain and loss of life.
>Ray, a mouse person
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "M.Schild" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 10:16 PM
>Subject: Mouse Testicle Cells Similar To Human Fetuses
>
>
>>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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