tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9958233.post115332601261945209..comments2023-10-10T07:12:55.445-05:00Comments on City of Tiny Lights: Well, O.K. But, Still...Will Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01695153396800974213noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9958233.post-1153418637883960322006-07-20T13:03:00.000-05:002006-07-20T13:03:00.000-05:00A couple of things.1) Stem cells (including the f...A couple of things.<BR/><BR/>1) Stem cells (including the forbidden strains) can be cloned from regular somatic cells. <BR/><BR/>2) This is public funding, not private. Private research companies (i.e. big pharma) aren't affected. <BR/><BR/>3) There's no proof that stem cells can cure anything. It's only postulated. In fact, the toxic soup you have to keep them soaking in just to avoid them turning oncogenic <I> in the flask </I> is an amazing cocktail of growth factors, cell-receptor blockers and tubulin-binders which, in itself, could shut down several major biochemical pathways if absorbed through the skin.<BR/><BR/>4) If you can figure out how to turn on and turn off stem cells and make them do what you want, then you can pretty much do that in regular cells, including mutated monster tumor cells.<BR/><BR/>5) I did a kickass iron-coupling reaction. Has nothing to do with stem cells and such, but I had to brag somewhere!MJenkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.com