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POPSStem cells could allow 'blood farms' One of the issues recently has been the shelf life of blood, where the rotation principle-first in first out can leave blood 'stale' and unsafe. There is also the fact that the contributions cannot meet the demand, and the increase in surgery that requires large volumes of blood. Transplant, and heart surgery being prime examples. They have been searching for a means of producing blood artificially, but the prospect of using stem cells, makes it more likely to be a reality. One of the most important aspects is that the red cells have no nucleus, so no nucleic DNA. A fact that can relieve many ethical, and practical problems.
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POPSStem cells are needed The conflict centers on an effort to create stem cells from embryos that are exact clones of adults. The hope is to one day use the cells to generate transplant tissues or even whole body parts to treat incurable diseases. Last month, the California agency doled out $23 million in research grants but turned down all applications seeking funding for the technique, known as therapeutic cloning." I find it very disturbing; why does the US try to hold off the future that may take humanity one step forward.
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POPSMan Made Life Whoa. The implications from this will be enormous. If this project succeeds expect a concerted campaign of denial and attack from the religious conservatives.
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POPSAustralian bulls to shoot British sperm The researchers say the ultimate aim is to use transplanted cells to produce single sex offspring. Sounds like another way of saying clone, but this particular procedure seems to have promise. Negating some of the costs of artificial insemination
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POPSRebooting the Immune System of Diabetics "We kill the immune system and rebuild it with stem cells from the patient," says Julio Voltarelli, a physician and researcher at the University of Sao Paulo, who led the research. "We can see after transplant that the immune system is now healthy." This type of treatment would only be effective in newly diagnosed diabetics, who still have some beta-cell function left to preserve. For patients with more-advanced forms of the disease, scientists are working on cell transplants to replace lost islet cells, using cells from donor organs and, eventually, from embryonic stem cells.
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POPSFirst Artificial Life "Within Months" Create a bacterium to emplant in muslims' gut that will be benign unless the individual comes in close proximity with any explosive, whereby it begins to churn out a lethal brew that gives the individual incapacitating gastric distress until the explosive traces are not detected. A true gut bomb for terrorists.
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