To those who oppose embryonic stem cell research - would this make you change your mind?

Question

http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070604/full/447618a.html

Unfortunately it has only happened in mice, but the technique could theoretically be used on human cells as well. No embryos are destroyed using this method. Would this make you change your mind about funding research in this area if this method was used to create the source of the cells?

To "Samee": you are ignoring the good that could come from this. Scientists have now proposed a potential cure for blindness caused by macular degeneration - do you want them to use embryonic stem cells from embryos or ones created in a laboratory?

To "Sassy Sarah": please re-read the article. This is DEFINITELY about cells in an "embryonic" state, i.e., "embryonic stem cells". Yes, there is a risk, but there is a risk in getting out of bed in the morning, and with proper research the risks could be eliminated.

Answer 1

i don't oppose it, and i think what they are doing is great. my three year old was just diagonosed with type I diabetes, and the researchers have regrown new pancreas in mice with stem cells! they could be doing this in people in 10 to15 years, there may be a cure for type I diabetes by the time my daughter graduates from high school!


that would be great

Answer 2

Well from the looks of it, this isn't really embryonic stem cells at all. A modified skin cell is all it is. I doubt it would fall under the funding ban, so your question really doesn't make sense.

Note the risk of cancer, which has been found with embryonic stem cells, also.

Answer 3

no, the bad by far outweigh the good things that could happen. We have pushed the line too far before and stem cell researchers are trying to bend the line to far. To many unimaginable terrible things could happen from stem cell research. Like a remake of Hitler times, movies like Gattaca could come true, the idea just scares me to death!