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However: A note to think about. ORGANIC BYTES #62 7/27/2005 CHEMICAL EXPOSURE IN UTERO A new chemical study of umbilical chord samples from the American Red Cross has found that babies have an average of 200 known toxic chemicals in their blood, including mercury, fire retardants, pesticides and a chemical used in the production of Teflon, even before being born. The tests found that hundreds of chemicals, pollutants and pesticides are stored in body fat over a lifetime and then pumped from mother to foetus through umbilical cord blood. Findings such as the above should send up flares regarding the overall health and viability of embryonic stem cells in this cord blood, unless those in charge of these experiments think these pollutants will begin to create a variation in the stem cells that can defend against or at least ignore the cellular changes or damage that may ensue. A lot more WORK must be done on the "environmental" considerations before healthy growth of cells for organs should be allowed. ----- Original Message ----- From: M.Blackmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:45 PM Subject: [Futurework] Can the Shrubbites accept this? | Well, well... | | NewScientist.com - NEWSFLASH | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Cord blood yields 'ethical' embryonic stem cells | | Hopes for treating disease with stem cells from umbilical cord blood | have received a major boost, following the discovery of primitive | cells with clinical potential matching that of embryonic stem cells. | | Embryonic stem cells are derived from human fetuses, which are then | destroyed, and have become a major ethical issue, especially in the | US. But umbilical cord blood can be saved, stored and multiplied | without any of these ethical dilemmas. | | Furthermore, the same team is applying new microgravity technology - | originally developed by NASA for the International Space Station - | to make large enough quantities of the stem cells to repair tissue | damage in patients. | | | Click on the link below for the full story on NewScientist.com: | http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7864 | | Science and technology news and features updated daily at: | http://www.newscientist.com | | Subscribe to New Scientist magazine and get 4 FREE ISSUES at: | http://www.qssa.co.uk/new_scientist/default.asp?promcode=2169 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | NewScientist.com's Newsflash emails are an additional free service | to from NewScientist.com e-zines. Newsflash emails come from | NewScientist's online daily news service, and stories are available | exclusively online. The alerts are sent on an occasional basis when | a story of especially high interest breaks. | | If you would prefer not to receive Newsflashes from | NewScientist.com, please click on the following link: | | http://www.prq0.com/quickstart/LeadCapture/Display_LeadCapture.asp?e=XbcbdeacBD-RaA&oid=UcjjbCB | | | Please note that replies to this email address will not be read. To | receive a response to your message, please email | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | _______________________________________________ | Futurework mailing list | [email protected] | http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
