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..Feb 4 2009 1:45 AM
ANOTHER REASON FOR STEMCELL TECHNOLOGY.
CURES CURES CURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Immune System Series
The Stem Cell
Scientists have long sought the hematopoietic stem cell, the precursor cell that continuously replenishes the body's entire panoply of blood cells, both red and white. Stem cells represent a small portion of all bone marrow cells (perhaps one in 2,000), and they are even rarer in the bloodstream. In the mouse, implanting just a few purified stem cells can completely restore an immune system that has been experimentally destroyed.
Although the human stem cell has yet to be isolated and purified, scientists have discovered that progenitor cells capable of giving rise to an array of blood cells (if not of actually reproducing themselves) carry the cell surface marker CD34. These cells can be sorted out from marrow and blood with monoclonal antibodies that recognize CD34. In experimental programs, CD34 cells are being tested as long-lived vehicles for gene therapy and as an alternative to bone marrow transplants.
Feb 14 2009 1:48 AM
IT IS YOUR CHOICE FOR NOW.....?
Please do your own research and make your own choice. This is one of many corrupt things going on with in our healthcare system.
GET OFF YOUR ASS AND DO SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Much sadness,
George Flores
Feb 15 2009 6:35 PM
HAVE A NICE DAY!!!!
Feb 15 2009 3:37 PM
Feb 14 2009 10:06 AM
THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING US ALL...
MUCH LOVE, INGVAR ESTRADA
Feb 17 2009 1:41 PM
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Mar 3 2009 10:31 AM
Feb 18 2009 9:14 PM
“Real-World Successes of Adult Stem Cell Treatment.”
To date, Hughes writes, these “miracle cells” are providing hope for patients with Crohn’s disease, lupus, heart disease, blindness, Parkinson’s, and sickle-cell anemia. And according to biotech writer James P. Kelly, umbilical cord blood stem cells are already being used to treat 70 forms of blood and bone marrow cancers.
And just a few days ago, there was a report at Northwestern University. Twenty-one patients with multiple sclerosis were stabilized following treatment with adult stem cells removed from each patient’s bone marrow. In some patients, the disease was reversed.
But because much of the mainstream media refuses to report on this, many Americans remain unaware of it.
Much Hope,
George Flores
Mar 4 2009 9:16 PM
By Ben Hirschler – Sun Mar 1, 1:11 pm ET
LONDON (Reuters) – Researchers said on Sunday they had found a safer way to transform ordinary skin cells into powerful stem cells in a move that could eventually remove the need to use human embryos.
It is the first time that scientists have turned skin cells into induced pluripotent stem cells or iPS cells -- which look and act like embryonic stem cells -- without having to use viruses in the process.
The new method also allows for genes that are inserted to trigger cell reprogramming to be removed afterwards.
Stem cells are the body's master cells, producing all the body's tissues and organs.
Embryonic stem cells are the most powerful kind, as they have the potential to give rise to any tissue type. However, many people object to their use, making iPS cells an attractive alternative, provided they can be made safely.
Researchers have known for some time that ordinary skin cells can be transformed into iPS cells using a handful of genes.
But to get these genes into the cells they have had to use viruses, which integrate their own genetic material into the cells they infect. This can cause cancer.
The alternative approach, described in the online edition of the journal Nature by two teams of researchers from Britain and Canada, appears to avoid the risk of such abnormalities.
"PIGGYBAC" RIDE
The researchers harnessed a little piece of DNA called a transposon -- sometimes known as a "jumping gene" because of its ability to move around inside the genetic code -- to carry four genes.
The version used is dubbed "piggyBac" and has been used by researchers to genetically modify a range of organisms.
"It is a step toward the practical use of reprogrammed cells in medicine, perhaps even eliminating the need for human embryos as a source of stem cells," said Keisuke Kaji from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Center for Regenerative Medicine in Edinburgh.
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May 1 2009 4:38 AM
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PROTECT ADULT STEM CELL FUNDING
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PLEASE HELP SUPPORT ADULT STEM CELL RESEARCH.
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Much Luv & Respect,
George Flores