> >From what I've read, those cell lines were developed from *2* fetuses, > > both > > of which had been aborted - neither of which had been destroyed to > construct those cell lines. Since these cells continue to grow there is no > need to harvest further diploid cells. looks like fetal cells have been used since the 1930s... http://www.ascb.org/index.cfm?navid=121&id=1820&tcode=nws3 Maryse ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn