X-Message-Number: 18569 Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 16:13:37 +1100 From: Damien Broderick <> Subject: Re: solving the stem cell debate >From: "John Grigg" <> >the idea of getting away from using the unborn to harvest stem cells I don't believe I've ever heard of anyone planning to harvest stem cells from the *unborn*. What a bizarre idea! How would this work? Via amniocentesis? A probe inserted through the cervix? (That would be quite dangerous.) Why not just use stem cells from in vitro blastulas? Hang on--I don't suppose you mean that the unborn should be *trained* to harvest stem cells, perhaps from their own placentas? That's brilliant, but how would they deliver the cells to the cloning scientists? Damien Broderick [who favors using stem cells from the undead; they're so tremendously persistent] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=18569