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Hey guys, I have a couple of questions about stem cell research. My grandmother has parkinsons and she is in her 80s and I signed up on this list to learn more about the disease. 1. a lot of people are saving "cord blood" when their babies are born. does this blood have stem cells in it? could these stem cells be used in research? if so it doesn't seem like there is much of an ethical questions about killing the unborn (as long as we aren't making new babies with the cells) 2. when talking about embryonic stem cell research, what are the guarantees that women won't be selling their embryos for research? i always hear about the discarded embryos at fertility clinics but are there laws being prepared to prevent selling embryos for monetary gain? if we accept that embryos are not babies, is it even reasonable to talk about such a law? 3. how do people feel about cloning beyond the scope invidual cells, like actually making large organs or full bodies? if stem cells were used to build up say, a liver, would that be objectionable? i can imagine most would be opposed to creating complete human beings with minds of their own and then killing them for their organs, but what about all the ground in between? where is the moral line on cloning usually drawn? Also has anyone seen the Alex Trebek "just the shakes" quote other than the original poster? I'm really curious what it was all about. Thanks Archie On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 02:28:28 EDT, Maxine Krugman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > because adult stem cells are already differentiated cells, they can only > become what they already are..thus they are successful in blood, etc. they do > not have the potential to become the many other cells needed in the hopeful > but very early stage research many of us would like to see proceed, with > caution. > indeed, adult stem cells are successful and thank goodness. this does not > mean they can do it all. research with oversight in the area of nuclear > transfer is essential we are talking about eggs here folks..not fertilized... > maxine > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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