This weeks article is about how scientists from Iowa and Iran discovered a new strategy for making embryonic stem cells using cells from mice. It involves using bone marrow cells to embryonic stem cells. Once fused, the hybrid cells have DNA from both the donor and the recipient raising hopes that immune rejection of embryonic stem cells therapies can be avoided without drugs. The study holds greats promises for the future embryonic stem cells. They then discovered that these cells could fuse into different types of cells in addition to embryonic stem cells icluding liver, heart, kidney, and gut.
Our opinion is that it is a great discovery because it allowed us as humans to cure diseases with stem cells without the need to kill a embryo. We are happy because some diseases that before couldn't be cured and that it can really make the difference on sick people. We are affected because if one day we become sick or someone that we know is sick now he or she will be able to live a normal life.
There are no bias.
"Stem cell breakthrough: Bone marrow cells are the answer." Science Daily: News & Articles in Science, Health, Environment & Technology. Web. 29 Jan. 2010.
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