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If the mouse testicle cells are similar to embryonic I'm wondering if opponents of ESCR wouldn't consider that using them for research would also constitute embryocide. I like mice; saved one from drowning in my pool in CA. They made themselves at home and I had to exterminate them, a crime for which I still suffer to this day. They have sacrificed so much for humanity. Lets hope testicle cell donation will not result in pain and loss of life. Ray, a mouse person ----- Original Message ----- From: "M.Schild" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 10:16 PM Subject: Mouse Testicle Cells Similar To Human Fetuses > March 26, 2006 > Amrita Rajan > > > The fruit of your loins might just be an end to the suffering of millions > worldwide. > According to German scientists, cells from mice testes "closely mimic" > embryonic stem cells, i.e. they can transform into almost any type of body > tissue. > All stem cells - whether embryonic or not - possess three characteristics: > "they are capable of dividing and renewing themselves for long periods; > they > are unspecialized; and they can give rise to specialized cell types." The > problem, however, is to keep the stem cells unspecialized in laboratory > conditions until they are needed. Thus far, embryonic stem cells are the > only > ones that scientists have been able to stabilize as required. That process > took 20 years to master. The discovery of the mice testes, therefore, is > significant. > Of course, in case the lab results can be duplicated in humans, many > people > will be happy for more than purely scientific reasons. In case you missed > it, > a lot of people have been very unhappy about the "embryonic" in embryonic > stem cells. To find cures for diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's > are of course noble goals, but the fact that those cures might come from > the > yet unrealized corpses of future generations of humans was too much to > swallow for some people. > Some people who vote. And others who just pray - loudly. > And so the news that we don't have to wait for the sperm to make its way > into > an egg for science to advance is no doubt very good news. Now, we can go > directly to the source and hope that there is not much difference between > man > and mouse. > It is too early to know what the proponents of Intelligent Design are > thinking > but it is possible that in the interests of scientific achievement they > will > take the stance that when the Designer was Designing us all, He knew we > might > have need of mice to point us in the right path. > Only time, or An Entity not quite God but suspiciously like Him, can tell. > > Amrita Rajan lives and lives to write in NYC. [Was that too cute for you?] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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