Paralyzed woman walks again after stem cell therapy
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Sounds all good to me thats if it's true of course but in saying that i think that we do have to be careful in how far we want to take stem cell technonolgy. I'm not so concerned with the religious moral apects of the arguement because i think we have the duty to make fellow human lives as good as. However where will it all end, is cloning next - for some reason that bothers me big time.
I know that if i couldn't walk or had a as yet incurable illness then i'd be happy of all the stem cell tech that there is. |
I think science and religion are becoming too big of a conflict. Sure, stem cell research is thought of as 'inhumane' and things by certain groups, but the constant benefit of the research far outweighs moral obligations, I think. Especally if the stem cells are harvested from things such as umbilical cords which don't injure anyone.
The fear that the research will turn into a monstrosity is highly overrated, I think. I'm confident that science will eventually prosper, in this case especially. However, I'm a totally biased science nerd, I'm sure many will disagree with me on this :) |
It's a darned good thing we don't allow that sort of thing on our shores, boy. Medical miracles? Healing the paralyzed? No sirree. Might lead to abortion. :rolleyes:
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Not to be cynical or anything, but I'll wait until it's published somewhere other than Yahoo News before I trust it. I still give them 0 credibility after that Andy Kaufman story.
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More importantly, read the article. The stem cells they used were derived from the umbilical cord, and were NOT embryonic. While I don't condone the ban, I suspect this is actually going to bolster Bush's claim that he was right.
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Its always easier to take the moral high road when you are not the one in need of such treatment. When you are a healthy adult male, its always easier to take up a pro-life stance. Not that I don't understand where they're coming from, but in my heart I find no acceptance for this restrictive ideology.
I think its great that the medical science is finally reaching a point where practical results are being seen from such procedures. Christopher Reeve would be so proud. As for the controversy of using embryonic cells, the moral correctness of this issue hinges on the question of whether human embryos can be considered living human beings, deserving of the same rights as the rest of us. Are we really in a position to decide whether that's the case? Should this assumption allow us to, in effect, exchange the lives of developed human beings, with wisdom, families, and beliefs, for the lives of undeveloped emryos, which neither have these things, nor the things that make us human? But thats a discussion for another forum, I think... |
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To repeat, BUSH HASN'T BANNED UMBILICAL CORD STEM CELLS. The article specifically says that this may be a way around the restrictions on aborted fetus stem cell research. |
these things get political so quickly...
in other news: the raelian cult has cloned a baby. |
The University of Wisconsin has been doing stem cell research for a number of years now and are considered one of the most advanced research schools on this subject. Sadly, due to government restrictions, their research has been limited. I think that had they been allowed to do everything they intended, they would have already reached the same level of results as the South Koreans.
I agree with Nefir. My dad died from cancer last year and research has shown that stem cell treatments can almost reverse the entire process, for the most part without chemo or radiation. For those of you who are against the moral dilema you think stem cells cause, wait until your family member could benefit from its treatment and then tell me you don't want its help. Especially if its the difference between life and death. |
Generic comment on how it's cool to walk again!
Generic comment on how we shouldn't act God! Generic comment about scientific faith! I think it's freakin awesome. Keep up the good work scientists, you're healing disabled people...that literally gives people another physical chance in life. -Lasereth |
There is a seperation of church and state for a reason. tragic that the church is enough of a majority that they feel they can circumvent that. Babies are alright, but i'll tell you, you can do whatever you want to stem cells if it will consistantly produce effects such as these.
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This may be a VERY general assumption, but I doubt there are many naysayers of stem cell research who actually have spinal injuries or some medical issue where it would benefit them.
I think umbilical cord stem cells are a great way to avoid the embryonic issue, although I don't have an issue with it. Cancer runs in my family and I hope that if me or my siblings get it, they have already done enough stem cell research to keep us alive longer. |
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I hate it when people limit science, but science must be tempered with ethics. Personally I feel stem cell research is ethical, but others disagree. Those in charge get to make the decisions, so I don't have much of a choice for the next few years. |
It boggles my mind that we have lost our lead in Scientific R&D in most categories since Bush took office. The amount of money that we have taken away from research is staggering and there will be more and more of these stories from other countries before we can get back into the fold.
And this is not a political comment just one that has me worried as science is the way to extend human life, spirituality is the way to extend it after life. |
To that cloning comment above, first off realize you don't own your genes, they belong to the human race. Second, think of them as blue prints, we can build identitical houses and have different families live in each. If you were cloned it'd be just like having a twin, no one is stealing your soul.
It used to be that we needed to focus on raising kids since most people didn't live past 30, and a new kid could mean 1-5 more people that he could produce. Now, it takes so much resources and training to produce a productive member of society as well as already having enough people that we need to concentrate on the successful adults to really move forward as a race. Ill leave it at that. |
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i fit helps that much let them use worthless umbilical chords
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