The Edmonton protocol is much closer. But I'll admit, after reading this http://www.jdrf.org/files/About_JDRF/wp804.pdf I am now very against this veto.
On 7/20/06, Larry Lyons wrote: > > > 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:211580 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
