Adult Stem Cell research?

Question

I am wondering why people are still touting the wonderfulness of embryonic stem cells which have not been proven to be effective at all---when we SHOULD be pouring money into Adult Stem Cell research since they are plentiful (umbilical cords and many humans available) and they have been PROVEN to be effective?

Why are people still getting caught up in this political quagmire when we could be doing real good!!!

http://www.fumento.com/biotech/heart.html

http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.com/articles/winter01/stem_cell.html

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec04/stemcell_7-14.html

Patrick says they have not been funded. Oh yes, they have.....there were something like 72 lines that were funded for research and produced ZERO.....

Also: Patrick, how can embryonic stem cells be ANY easier than the enormous amount of umbilical cords we dispose of daily???

Answer 1

The water temple walkthrough really takes me back...

Ah, but seriously, if by any stretch of the imagination it's a baby, I think I'd just assume not have it killed...my immortal soul and all...

Answer 2

"have not been proven to be effective at all" -- those are the key words. They haven't had a chance to be proven effective -- they're barely being funded. That's the problem. Of course, adult stem cells are giving more breakthroughs -- they've got plenty of federal money flowing into researching them. Embryonic stem cells are not only much easier to obtain, but also more "plastic" -- easier to coax into doing what we want them to do.

Edit: They were funded, yes, but the problem was that many of them were contaminated, and the research needs to be carried out on as many different lines as possible ("diversifying," if you will). I agree with you on the umbilical cord research -- we should be using them, but again, you can't get nearly as many stem cells as you can from a harvested embryo. As far as not producing anything, using Federal money for embryonic stem cells was outlawed in 1995 -- the adult stem cell lines have just been going longer.

Answer 3

Hahaha, those bullshit solutions. as a count of actuality that we do use grownup stem cells in analyze, and in valuable treatments. in assessment to embryonic stem cells, we've valuable treatments that use grownup stem cells. in assessment to embryonic stem cells, treating grownup cells to alter into pluripotent cells ability we are in a position to create transplants and coverings that completely experience the recipient, so there is not any want for immunosuppressant drugs and no risk of rejection. I advise, they're virtually on the element of treating liver harm in those with cystic fibrosis with the aid of taking a tiny pattern of their epidermis, treating it to alter into pluripotent, splicing in a working form of the gene, treating the cells to alter into liver cells, and culturing them right into a transplant. they're definitely on the animal attempting out point, and it works. a suitable transplant that suits the recipient completely. this isn't an remoted case. grownup stem cells are an lively and fruitful part of analyze: embryonic stem cells are basically a blind alley, in basic terms like chimera cells have been.

Answer 4

I agree. Stick with what works.

Answer 5

I agree

Answer 6

Water Temple
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After you enter the temple, reach the central area and go right, then use the
Iron Boots to sink to the bottom floor. Follow the passageway until you meet
Ruto again, then take off the boots and float up to the third floor. Play
Zelda's Lullaby at the Triforce symbol to drain the water completely, then
enter the nearby room. In the next room, defeat the spike enemies and open
the chest to get the Map, then leave the room. Drop down the hole to the
first floor and use Din's Fire to light the torches, which open the door.

Defeat the clam enemies (target them, and use the Hookshot on their soft
insides when the shell opens) in the next room to get a key. Follow the path
back to the central area. Get to the far end of the room and push the block
there until it drops. Follow the path until you reach the room with the
rapidly moving water. There, put on your Iron Boots when you're above the
pipe. Use the Hookshot to hit the switch in the statue's mouth, then use it
again to reach the target on the wall nearby. Take off the Iron Boots and
float up above the clams into another room and get a key. Then, go back to
the main area and then enter the tower in the center of the room.

Use the Hookshot to reach a higher platform and play Zelda's Lullaby there to
raise the water halfway. Then, use the Iron Boots to sink to the bottom of
this room and follow the new passageway until you reach the switch. Hit the
switch and defeat the various enemies to open the other gate in the ceiling.
Float into the new opening and open the chest to get a key. Now, make your
way back to the room where you changed the water level and enter the door
above the water. In the main area, go right and use the Iron Boots to sink to
the bottom, then follow the passage to where you met Ruto before. Then, float
up to the second floor and bomb the cracked wall and get the key in the
chest. Next, go back to the central area and float up to the second floor.

From here, go to the far end of the room and use your key to open the door.
Walk by the water and wait for the spider enemy to jump down, then defeat it
with your sword and stand on the water. Use your Hookshot or arrows to shoot
the nearby switch to be risen up to the next floor. Enter the next room and
play Zelda's Lullaby by the Triforce symbol to raise the water completely.
Then, go left and enter the room, and defeat the nearby bats in that room.
After they're gone, drop down to the lowest platform and wait until it
reaches its lowest point.

Use the Hookshot to climb the platforms coming down the waterfall to reach
the other side. Once there, continue to the next room. In the next room, get
through by hitting the switch and using the Hookshot to reach the platforms,
then eventually you'll reach the last platform. Stand on the statue-like head
and hit the switch to go up to the door. Defeat the Like Like, then use the
Hookshot to get over the spikes, and then enter the next room. Run across the
room to the other door. Turn around and walk towards the tree to fight Dark
Link. You can VERY easily defeat Dark Link by using your hammer because he
can NOT copy it. You will just smash him, and he will even not defend himself
nor attack you. After he's defeated, enter the next room. Open the chest to
get the Longshot.

Now, play the Song of Time behind the chest to make the block disappear. Drop
into the hole and you'll be in an underground river. Drift down the river
while avoiding the whirlpools and climb onto the ledge at the left wall near
the end and shoot the eye switch with an arrow to open the nearby gate. Use
the Longshot to reach the chest and get a key, then follow the path out to
the rapid water room. Use the Longshot to cross the pool and then follow the
path back to the central area. Back there, get to the far side of the room.
Use the Iron Boots to reach the lowest room on that side, and follow that
path to the room where you met Ruto and take off the boots to float upward.
Once at the top, play Zelda's Lullaby to drain the water, then fall down the
hole and make your way to the main area again.

This time, enter the middle tower. Reach the upper ledge with the Longshot
and play the lullaby again to raise the water level halfway. Leave the room
and get to the back of the central area, and you'll see an eye switch. Shoot
the switch with an arrow and use the Longshot on the target behind the gate
before it shuts and follow the path until you reach a block. Push the block
as far as it can go and go right and open the chest to get a key. Go straight
out of the room and use the Longshot on the target in the ceiling, and you'll
reach the main area again. Sink to the bottom of the room again and get to
the right side, then go through that passage to the next room.

Surface on the ledge in the room and use the Longshot to reach the other side
by the door and use a key to open it. Get across the room while avoiding the
spider enemies and the other obstacles and enter the next room. In the next
room, defeat the Stinger enemies and drop down onto the ledge, then bomb the
crack in the wall. In the new passage, pull the block as far as you can go,
then get to the ledge across the water and bomb it, too. Then, enter that
side of the passage and push the block as far as possible, then go back to
the other side and pull the block some more. When you have enough room, get
to the other side and push the block into the water so it pushes down the
switch, which raises the water, giving you access to the door.

Enter the next room and hit the switch with your sword, then quickly go
across the rising water pillars to the other side. In the next room, put on
your Iron Boots, then after the boulder passes you, go right and drop into
the underwater passageway. Follow the passage to the end and take off your
boots to float up to the surface and take the Boss Key from the chest in the
following room. Now, make your way ALL the way back to the central area and
float up to the surface of the water, and enter the room above you. Press the
switch while you're standing on the water and go up to the top and play
Zelda's Lullaby in the following ledge to completely raise the water level.

Then, go left and stand on the platform across from the statue with the
Longshot target. Aim your Longshot and go across the water and enter the next
room. In the next room, run up the slope with the Blade Traps without getting
hurt to reach the Boss's Room! (This may take a few times.) Jump onto one of
the platforms in the water and the boss, Morpha will appear. Read the Bosses
section of this guide to find out how to beat it. After you defeat Morpha,
take the Heart Container and exit through the blue light.