October 18, 2006

SHHHH...DON'T KILL THE CASH COW...:

Stem cells create tumours, says expert (Jane Bunce, October 10, 2006, news.com.au)

EMBRYONIC stem cells turn into tumours when injected into human tissue and therefore cannot be used to treat diseases, a visiting US expert said today.

Professor James Sherley, a researcher in the field of adult stem cells, is one of a series of experts in Canberra to lobby MPs ahead of a conscience vote on whether a ban on therapeutic cloning should be overturned.

Prof Sherley, from Boston's Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), today said scientists had failed to reveal problems with embryonic stem cells that would prevent them being used in humans.


Because their primary interest is grant money.

Posted by Orrin Judd at October 18, 2006 10:54 PM
Comments

Scientific Breakthrough: Cash Cow Grown From Stem Cells!

Posted by: ras at October 19, 2006 12:42 AM

They'll be able to spin this to their advantage, no doubt, by saying, "With more research we anticipate being able to overcome this barrier. This is why more money and more stem cell lines are needed for our research."

Posted by: Dave W at October 19, 2006 7:12 AM
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