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brooklyneast05
post Jan 23 2009, 11:21 AM
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Federal regulators have cleared the way for the first human trials of human embryonic stem-cell research, authorizing researchers to test whether the cells are safe to use in spinal injury patients, the company behind the trials announced Friday.

The tests could begin by summer, said Dr. Thomas Okarma, president and CEO of the Geron Corporation. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the trials, which will use human stem cells authorized for research by then-President George W. Bush in 2001.

The patients will be those with the most severe spinal cord injuries, called complete spinal cord injuries.

"A complete spinal cord injury has no hope of recovery below the injury," Okarma told CNN. "This is significant because it's the first clinical trial of a human embryonic-based product."

The primary purpose of the trial will be to see whether injecting these cells into patients is safe, but Okarma said researchers will also look for any signs of recovery. Scientists will monitor the patients for a year after the injections to see if they are regaining any function below the injured point.


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brooklyneast05   embryonic stem cell research   Jan 23 2009, 11:21 AM
Elba   FINAFUCKINLY   Jan 23 2009, 11:59 AM
brooklyneast05   i know right   Jan 23 2009, 12:00 PM
Tsukuyomi-No-Mokoto   About damn time. I just can't stand this talk ...   Jan 23 2009, 12:07 PM
KINGdinguhling   alrite, lets move on to major organs too, cause im...   Jan 23 2009, 04:44 PM
Tomates   In michigan we had Proposal 2 which was to allow s...   Jan 23 2009, 04:50 PM
brooklyneast05   i don't understand why people are against this   Jan 23 2009, 04:51 PM
Tomates   QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Jan 23 2009, 04:51...   Jan 23 2009, 04:59 PM
KINGdinguhling   because you have to kill life   Jan 23 2009, 04:52 PM
brooklyneast05   the potential for one?   Jan 23 2009, 04:57 PM
KINGdinguhling   yeah thats where it gets hazy, some people say it ...   Jan 23 2009, 04:59 PM
Tomates   QUOTE(KINGdinguhling @ Jan 23 2009, 04:59...   Jan 23 2009, 05:07 PM
KINGdinguhling   QUOTE(Tomates @ Jan 23 2009, 02:07 PM) Bu...   Jan 23 2009, 05:12 PM
Tomates   QUOTE(KINGdinguhling @ Jan 23 2009, 05:12...   Jan 23 2009, 05:13 PM
MolecularStudios   to restore life sometimes you have to take it (Sh...   Jan 23 2009, 05:07 PM
Tsukuyomi-No-Mokoto   QUOTE(MolecularStudios @ Jan 23 2009, 05...   Jan 23 2009, 05:10 PM
Tsukuyomi-No-Mokoto   the one thing i can tie into this is the idea of r...   Jan 23 2009, 05:07 PM
brooklyneast05   aren't the embryos they are using in this ones...   Jan 23 2009, 05:08 PM
Tsukuyomi-No-Mokoto   QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Jan 23 2009, 05:08...   Jan 23 2009, 05:11 PM
MolecularStudios   there isn't another way?   Jan 23 2009, 05:09 PM
brooklyneast05   it isn't a little girl, it's an embryo   Jan 23 2009, 05:13 PM
KINGdinguhling   still living im all for stem cell research, but ...   Jan 23 2009, 05:13 PM
Tsukuyomi-No-Mokoto   QUOTE(KINGdinguhling @ Jan 23 2009, 05:13...   Jan 23 2009, 05:19 PM
KINGdinguhling   well the thing is, people who are against stem cel...   Jan 23 2009, 05:16 PM
KINGdinguhling   yeah but the death penalty was for people who comm...   Jan 23 2009, 05:21 PM
brooklyneast05   i honestly don't see what difference it makes ...   Jan 23 2009, 05:23 PM
Tsukuyomi-No-Mokoto   QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Jan 23 2009, 05:23...   Jan 23 2009, 05:26 PM
brooklyneast05   QUOTE(Tsukuyomi-No-Mokoto @ Jan 23 ...   Jan 23 2009, 05:26 PM
KINGdinguhling   QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Jan 23 2009, 02:23...   Jan 23 2009, 05:26 PM
Tomates   QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Jan 23 2009, 05:23...   Jan 23 2009, 05:29 PM
KINGdinguhling   QUOTE(Tomates @ Jan 23 2009, 02:29 PM) I ...   Jan 23 2009, 05:32 PM
Tomates   QUOTE(KINGdinguhling @ Jan 23 2009, 05:32...   Jan 23 2009, 05:35 PM
Elba   QUOTE(Tomates @ Jan 23 2009, 02:29 PM) I ...   Jan 23 2009, 10:55 PM
Tsukuyomi-No-Mokoto   still taking a life right? and who says someone ca...   Jan 23 2009, 05:23 PM
KINGdinguhling   QUOTE(Tsukuyomi-No-Mokoto @ Jan 23 ...   Jan 23 2009, 05:25 PM
Tsukuyomi-No-Mokoto   i'm just agreeing with it   Jan 23 2009, 05:27 PM
brooklyneast05   oh ok   Jan 23 2009, 05:28 PM
KINGdinguhling   lolol, in the end it just depends whether you wann...   Jan 23 2009, 05:28 PM
kryogenix   I hear dead babies taste better than a nice juicy ...   Jan 23 2009, 05:38 PM
KINGdinguhling   yeah so neither should stem cell research but you ...   Jan 23 2009, 05:38 PM
kryogenix   QUOTE(KINGdinguhling @ Jan 23 2009, 04:38...   Jan 23 2009, 11:10 PM
Tomates   QUOTE(Elba @ Jan 23 2009, 10:55 PM) I don...   Jan 24 2009, 12:44 PM
Impressive   Soon... Organs will be harvested and then grown......   Jan 23 2009, 10:59 PM
KINGdinguhling   cause its all in good fun   Jan 24 2009, 05:33 PM
NoSex   QUOTE(KINGdinguhling @ Jan 23 2009, 04:16...   Jan 25 2009, 11:30 AM
KINGdinguhling   you retarded f*ck, its called playing devils advoc...   Jan 25 2009, 05:30 PM
NoSex   QUOTE(KINGdinguhling @ Jan 25 2009, 04:30...   Jan 25 2009, 09:26 PM
KINGdinguhling   QUOTE(NoSex @ Jan 25 2009, 06:26 PM) you ...   Jan 25 2009, 09:43 PM
NoSex   QUOTE(KINGdinguhling @ Jan 25 2009, 08:43...   Jan 26 2009, 09:07 AM
WarMachine   QUOTE(KINGdinguhling @ Jan 26 2009, 05:43...   Jan 26 2009, 09:22 AM
emberfly   I can't believe anyone would be against this. ...   Jan 25 2009, 05:33 PM


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