Monday, May 30, 2005

NewsMax: Australian Adult Stem Cell Breakthrough Ignored in US

Newsmax.com has the following story:

Scientists at Australia's Griffith University have engineered a breakthrough in the field of adult stem cell research that's so significant, say experts, that it could render the debate over embryonic stem cell research moot.

The results of the four year research project showed that olfactory stem cells can be turned into heart cells, brain cells, nerve cells, indeed almost any kind of cell in the body, without the problems of rejection or tumors forming, a common side effect with embryonic stem cells.

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Why is it that the United States is so narrow-minded about the potential of embryonic stem cell research which has shown little success, while adult stem cells seem to hold the greatest promise? Let us be in much prayer that the eyes of the scientific community would opened.

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