Stem Cells from the Nose

[prewitt81]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...m/20050324/hl_nm/health_australia_stemcell_dc

This could be big. Here's hoping they can replicate it.

 

[Dragon]

Hmmm. Sniff test, anyone?



















Sorry!

 

[prewitt81]

If nothing else, it will free up air time on the nightly news so we can go back to dealing with important things like what J-Lo is wearing today.

 

[neutrino_cannon]

Indeed, here's to hoping it can be replicated.

 

[Eos of the Eons]

http://www.biomedcentral.com/news/20050325/01

New methods of generating pluripotent cells may placate critics, but may not work

"All possible alternatives should certainly be explored," Goldstein told The Scientist. "But one should not halt legitimate research while looking for those alternatives."

After reading the article, I'm not entirely sure they are referring to the nose cell experiment...can anyone more scientifically literate read the article and let us know?

Otherwise, good point in the quote above.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...m/20050324/hl_nm/health_australia_stemcell_dc

This could be big. Here's hoping they can replicate it.

You sure this isn't a Woody Allen film?

 

[Keneke]

This reminds me of the retrodifferentiation thread from last year.

(No, I never left, I just lurk...)