Mary Ann, The science is only scratching the surface of the knowledge on stem cells . There are still too much to be discovered and this is the main reason to invest in giving support to research in this area . At moment it is the most probable way to find a cure for degenerative brain diseases. Best wishes, Mary Ann Ryan wrote: >>The word "Cloning" has somehow gained a taboo now adays. The minute you >> >> >say > > >>the word "cloning" people think of cloning an individual. That is >>absolutely wrong. Cloning has been around for almost half a century in >> >> >the tissue culture world. " > > >Raj, I've been rather concerned about how some PD folks on this list view >cloning as a panacea. In fact, the technology is far from perfected and >could lead to disastrous consequences if embraced without extensive (I'm >talking in years here) research. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn