samantha pudge wrote: > > phil, > > in a recent post from Joan E. Blessington Snyder she wrote about a conference she sponsored in peoria. quoted from joan - "On Sunday, PLWP presented a wonderfully informative symposium, Patients As Providers. Eighty-five people with PD came to this forum and were able to participate in the spirited conversation that followed talks by Dr. Phillip Jobe, Dr. Rick Weber & Dr. Jai Cumar." > > i attended that meeting. i believe it was dr. webber who said that it takes many embryonic stem cells to help one person. maybe i misunderstood. > > yes, it takes many embryonic stem cells. using the proper procedure, no embryos die. many stem cells can come from one cell taken from an early blastomere. the blastomere can continue on, unharmed, to beome a normal baby. see postings on preimplantation genetic diagnosis. SNIPPED Ray Strand Prairie Sky Design -----------------( on the Edge of the Prairie Abyss )--------------- when the sky is clear the ground is visible 49/dx 47/40? onset ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn