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On 23 Feb 00 at 8:32, Bill Innanen wrote: (in part) > Has anyone else heard of this particular line of research? Read about Michael West here.... http://www.advancedcell.com/Scientific.htm Follow this research chronologically here... http://www.grg.org/main.html http://www.crystalinks.com/cloning.html There is a Stem Cell Journal... http://intl-stemcells.alphamedpress.org/ Have a good day ................ murray On 23 Feb 00 at 8:32, Bill Innanen wrote: > Friends, > > There was a story on the ABC "World News Tonight with Peter Jennings" > last night (22 Feb.) about the possibility of immortality. A bit > farfetched, but they had an interesting interview with one Michael > West, who is experimenting with techniques for turning adult cells > into embryonic stem cells. From what was said the technique is much > like cloning, except that the cloned egg is not allowed to grow > beyond an early stage. > > The obvious advantage to this is, of course, that the stem cells thus > produced would be *your* stem cells -- no rejection. > > While the story was talking about organ replacements leading to > immortality, once you have stem cells in hand you might be able to do > something about PD. > > Here's the URL of an article on the ABCNews.com web site about this. > I've included what I consider the most relevant quote for those who > don't wish to look up the entire story. Watch out for the URL being > word wrapped by the e-mail programs - it's a long one. > > http://more.abcnews.go.com/onair/closerlook/wnt_000222_regeneration_fe > ature.html > > >One possible way to get there is with human embryonic stem cells - > >cells that can form every kind of human tissue. > > > > Normally, these cells only exist for a few days at the very > >beginning of life. Now, human embryonic stem cells can be created in > >the lab. > > > > "The concept here is to take a cell from your body," explains > >West, "and put it back into an egg cell, [as] sort of a time > >machine, taking it back in time to the beginning of life, where we > >can make all these powerful cells that can become any cell or tissue > >type for you." > > > > Finding the way to turn those embryonic stem cells into human > >organs - in particular, the parts that break down with age, such as > >a heart or a liver - is the next big step. > > > > There are already promising results in animals. > > > > And here is the transcript of the TV story, again with the most > relevant quotes: > > http://more.abcnews.go.com/onair/worldnewstonight/wnt_000222_regenerat > ion_trans_west.html > > >The concept here is to take a cell from your body, for a patient > >that needs a new kidney or a new liver tissue, and to take that cell > >and put it back into an egg cell, sort of a time machine, taking it > >back in time to the beginning of life, where we can make these all > >powerful cells that can become any cell or tissue type for you > >that's your own cells that will not be rejected by your body. > > <snip> > > >MICHAEL WEST: I think the exciting point of where we're at today is > >the hardest step of all, making the clock run in reverse; taking an > >old cell, making it young again, taking a cell from a patient that > >was a skin cell and taking it back in time to make these > >all-powerful stem cells. I think that's the real miracle of > >medicine. That's the most difficult step, and that step we've > >accomplished. I think we still have challenges ahead of us to > >bringing these technologies to the clinic to help people who are > >sick. I think those challenges are less daunting than those which we > >have all ready accomplished. > > > Has anyone else heard of this particular line of research? > > Best, > Bill > -- > Bill Innanen <mailto: [log in to unmask]> > <http://Bill.Innanen.com> & <http://mni.ms> > ****************************************************** [log in to unmask]