Print

Print


Sami,


On 17 Jul 2001, at 21:33, samantha pudge wrote:


> ...  i believe it was dr. webber who said
> that it takes many embryonic stem cells to help one person.  maybe
> i misunderstood.


From a (relatively) few embryos, many cells are extracted, which then
will be cultured to multiply, resulting in many, many, many cells.

So, While it may take many cells to help one person, these will
descend from a far fewer number of embryos than the number of people
who will be helped.

(Phew!)

Phil

----------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask]
In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn