Comments on: Heart Valves Grown From Stem Cells http://donklephant.com/2007/04/04/heart-valves-grown-from-stem-cells/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: sleipner http://donklephant.com/2007/04/04/heart-valves-grown-from-stem-cells/comment-page-1/#comment-296600 sleipner Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:01:31 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/04/04/heart-valves-grown-from-stem-cells/#comment-296600 Actually the truly sad thing is that many patents in incredibly valuable and lucrative stem cell research will be undoubtedly monopolized by countries other than America due to Bush's blind obstinacy and idiocy. We seriously need to impeach him and Cheney to stop the incredible amounts of damage he has caused and continues to cause to America and the world. Actually the truly sad thing is that many patents in incredibly valuable and lucrative stem cell research will be undoubtedly monopolized by countries other than America due to Bush’s blind obstinacy and idiocy. We seriously need to impeach him and Cheney to stop the incredible amounts of damage he has caused and continues to cause to America and the world.

]]> By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2007/04/04/heart-valves-grown-from-stem-cells/comment-page-1/#comment-296569 Justin Gardner Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:22:40 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/04/04/heart-valves-grown-from-stem-cells/#comment-296569 Conservatives and pro-lifers do impede scientific progress in some areas, as do Democrats in others. I'm focusing on one aspect. Specifically, Bush's stance on embryonic stem cells impedes research into cases just like this. Embryonic stem cells are the most flexible of all these types of cells, so yes, I wonder if we could be farther down the road if we weren't so dogmatic about this. If you think that's biased, so be it. Conservatives and pro-lifers do impede scientific progress in some areas, as do Democrats in others. I’m focusing on one aspect.

Specifically, Bush’s stance on embryonic stem cells impedes research into cases just like this. Embryonic stem cells are the most flexible of all these types of cells, so yes, I wonder if we could be farther down the road if we weren’t so dogmatic about this.

If you think that’s biased, so be it.

]]> By: Jimmy the Dhimmi http://donklephant.com/2007/04/04/heart-valves-grown-from-stem-cells/comment-page-1/#comment-296406 Jimmy the Dhimmi Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:36:43 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/04/04/heart-valves-grown-from-stem-cells/#comment-296406 Sorry, that last blockquoted paragraph is from me. Sorry, that last blockquoted paragraph is from me.

]]> By: Jimmy the Dhimmi http://donklephant.com/2007/04/04/heart-valves-grown-from-stem-cells/comment-page-1/#comment-296348 Jimmy the Dhimmi Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:17:49 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/04/04/heart-valves-grown-from-stem-cells/#comment-296348 <blockquote>Perhaps if they had a little help from their American counterparts, they could reach that goal faster… </blockquote> Extreme disingenuity and bias on your part here Justin. You seem to be conflating this research with research using human cloning and ebryonic stem cells. From the rest of the article: <blockquote>By using chemical and physical nudges, the scientists first coaxed <strong>stem cells extracted from bone marrow</strong> to grow into heart valve cells...</blockquote> and: <blockquote>Growing a suitably-sized piece of tissue from <strong>a patient's own stem cells</strong> would take around a month but he said that most people would not need such individualised treatment. A store of ready-grown tissue <strong>made from a wide variety of stem cells</strong> could provide good matches for the majority of the population.</blockquote><blockquote> This research and treatment uses adult stem cells. There is nothing controversial about this, and the NIH with the approval of the Bush administration fully funds research of this type in the United states. Nice try for your attempt to portray conservatives or pro-lifers as prohibiting or delaying scientific progress.</blockquote>

Perhaps if they had a little help from their American counterparts, they could reach that goal faster…

Extreme disingenuity and bias on your part here Justin. You seem to be conflating this research with research using human cloning and ebryonic stem cells. From the rest of the article:

By using chemical and physical nudges, the scientists first coaxed stem cells extracted from bone marrow to grow into heart valve cells…

and:

Growing a suitably-sized piece of tissue from a patient’s own stem cells would take around a month but he said that most people would not need such individualised treatment. A store of ready-grown tissue made from a wide variety of stem cells could provide good matches for the majority of the population.

This research and treatment uses adult stem cells. There is nothing controversial about this, and the NIH with the approval of the Bush administration fully funds research of this type in the United states. Nice try for your attempt to portray conservatives or pro-lifers as prohibiting or delaying scientific progress.

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