> > But given my type 1 insulin dependent diabetes, its an issue that I > care strongly about. Its about the only chance of my getting off the > injections or hooked into an insulin pump. I do not like this very > slow death that I'm subjected to. > > Sorry to here that but do you think cord blood or adult cells will help?
>From what I understand, no. Placental cells, if they can be converted to stem >cells may, but there are many more problems with both these and adult stem >cells than there are with embryonic cells. In terms of diabetes, the data is very clear, since 2000, embryonic stem cell research has shown that embryonic stem cells will differentiate into the cells that produce insulin. BTW that research was done in Israel, which funds embryonic stem cell research. >From what I understand, no researcher has been able to show that adult stem >cells can do the same, without significant problems, such as generating >cancerous cells. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/message.cfm/forumid:5/messageid:211566 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
