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And human beings should not be cultured and harvested, not ethical or moral. Jeff Robert A. Fink, M. D. wrote: >On 31 Mar 2004 at 11:40, M.Schild wrote: > > > >>Stem cells are taken from a very young embryo ( about 5 days old.) A >>fetus is usually called that when it differentiates. Before that, all >>vertebrate embryos are similar ( dogs , horses, apes , humans, >>etchave a similar embryo). It is only later that the embryo can only >>develop into a human and is called a fetus. >> >> > >Respectfully, I say that this is playing with words. The "embryo", unless it is >defective, has the full potential to develop into a fetus and then into a human >baby. While "embryos" do not "look" human before about 8 weeks (when it >becomes a "fetus"), it is a human being, with the human DNA and the right >number of chromosomes. > >The argument about using unborn human beings for research is one thing (and >one can hold differing positions on that); but don't try to tell me that a human >embryo is anything other than a human being. > > >Best, > >Bob > >********************************************** >Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. >2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 >Berkeley, California 94704-2636 >Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 >WWW: http://www.rafink.com/ > >mailto:[log in to unmask] > >"Ex Tristitia Virtus" > >********************************************* > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn