THE DEATH LOBBY HAS PUT ITSELF IN THE REPELLENT POSITION THAT... (via Bryan Francoeur):

Mice With Sickle Cell Cured by New Stem Cell Method (Rob Waters, 12/06/07, Bloomberg)

A new method of turning ordinary skin cells into powerful multipurpose cells without destroying embryos has cured its first patients -- a group of mice with sickle cell anemia.

Researchers took cells from tails of the mice and injected four genes into them, reprogramming the cells to an embryonic state able to turn into virtually any cell in the body. The genetic defect that causes sickle cell was corrected and the stem cells were turned into healthy blood cells, then inserted into sick mice. The mice became healthy.

It was the first demonstration that the process may be used as a therapy.

...the fact it doesn't destroy embryos is a disappointment to them.

Posted by Orrin Judd at December 7, 2007 6:12 AM