A Compromise in Stem Cell Research?
It appears that there is a compromise in stem cell research. I was made aware of this via the scientific activist. He definitely would label himself in the pros of adult stem cell category. But, he is getting a graduate degree at Oxford in molecular biology, so he definately knows what he is talking about. Anyway, I quote from him, but this definitely has some implications for the Pros and Cons of Stem Cell Research Debate. He says:
“The technique involves removing a single cell from an eight-cell blastula and using this cell to derive a line of stem cells while allowing the remaining cells to grow and develop normally, without any apparent damage to the embryo. This was an interesting advance….”. He is not sure that he believes it works completely yet, but could it be a potential compromise to the stem cell debate? It definitely could be. The potential downside is that the new embryonic cell could theoretically become a human as well. So is using that for research killing a human (even if the other embryo develops into a human). So some I’m sure would still find this appealing, but it is indefinables an interesting idea, that could lead in part to a compromise in stem cell research.
