Thanks Ray.
Also, just for the record:
Even Catherine Verfaille of the University of Minnesota, whose work with adult stem cells has been hailed by opponents of embryonic research, has distanced herself from extreme claims for the promise of adult stem cells. “My work is being misused...they have put words in my mouth.”
The current scientific champion of adult stem cells is David Prentice, a former professor at Indiana State University and now a "Senior Fellow" at the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian group (do they have any "Junoir Fellows," or even "Jolly Good Fellows", at the FRC?) . He claims that adult stem cell research makes using embryonic cell research unnecessary and that adult stem cells have been used to cure or treat 65 different diseases. But his claims are disputed by both the National Institutes of Health and the International Society for Stem Cell Research. This is an example of politically motivated “fringe science” being used to discredit the conclusions of the vast majority of the scientific community. It is no coincidence that Prentice is one of Sen. Sam Brownback’s favorite scientists.
To call David Prentice a "scientist" is like calling Chicken McNuggets "Cordon Bleu".
rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Steven:
Prentice's list is NOT ACCURATE. PARKINSON'S DISEASE IS NOT BEING TREATED WITH ASCs. Dennis Turner's PD returned. The other 2 citations for Parkinson's on the Prentice list include non stem-cell trials - Amgen's aborted GDNF infusion therapy trials for Parkinson's. There have been only 9 "cures" using ASCs in 40 years for some blood disorders and cancers...
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From: Steven Ertelt
To: rayilynlee
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 12:37 AM
Subject: Re: MJFox ad for McCaskill
It takes just 10 seconds to say "Jim Talent supports adult stem cell research but voted against forcing tapayers to pay for research which has never cured a single patient and causes tumors in animals."
And Prentice's list is fine. It's totally accurate.
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Steven
"Willy Loman never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper. He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid...Attention, attention must finally be paid to such a person." - Arthur Miller - Death of a Salesman
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