>I took it as it will be easier to use adult stem cells than to >continue to fight to use embryonic stem cells. Not that using adult >stem cells is 'better' than using embryonic.
Okay, I had to go read the article and I have to say, I don't see how it's possible to make the conclusion that adult stem cells are a full replacement for embryonic. It clearly mentions some of the additional issues that are faced with ESC but also clearly states that with adult cells, you have a limited range of possibilities. This is a known issue. There are a great many therapies that can never be realized with ASC, period. The issuing of grants for one over the other has no reflection on the trust of this. In this case, these grants are specifically for research that has a good chance of producing results in 4 years. Certainly in many therapies, ASC is well ahead of ESC research because of the previous restrictions, and also some therapies are better suited for use with ASC. It's not like none of the grants went to ESC projects at all. We might see this balance change in the future as 1. ESC projects become more mature with more cultured lines to draw from and 2. the issues with controlling the differentiation of ESC is solved. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:306836 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
