Re:Student invention grows hundreds of ‘mini-brains’ at once
by protomyth on Monday May 02, 2016 @04:40PM
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> but considering the fights against abortion in US, I wonder if law makers approve of this.
Probably some law maker since nothing is really immune from them on any subject, but I don't think the anti-arbortion crowd is really going to care.
Taking the comments from an article link[1]
The advent of human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, which allow researchers to ultimately transform any cell into a neuron, has opened a new avenue for the study of complex neuropsychiatric disorders, including autism.
In principle, iPS cells can be derived from cells anywhere in the body, and maintain the individual’s unique genetic background. This is important, as complex diseases are caused by mutations in multiple genes, which would be reflected in the iPS model.
Since, its not embryonic stem cells, it should go over fine and has nothing really to do with the pro-life agenda. I tend to start with the example of skin grafting when describing this type of thing to give the context of starting with existing non-embryonic cells and working your way to treatments. I guess there might be those opposed to using your own cells to research or fix you, but I think that's a very, very small sliver of the population.
Probably some law maker since nothing is really immune from them on any subject, but I don't think the anti-arbortion crowd is really going to care.
Taking the comments from an article link[1]
The advent of human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, which allow researchers to ultimately transform any cell into a neuron, has opened a new avenue for the study of complex neuropsychiatric disorders, including autism.
In principle, iPS cells can be derived from cells anywhere in the body, and maintain the individual’s unique genetic background. This is important, as complex diseases are caused by mutations in multiple genes, which would be reflected in the iPS model.
Since, its not embryonic stem cells, it should go over fine and has nothing really to do with the pro-life agenda. I tend to start with the example of skin grafting when describing this type of thing to give the context of starting with existing non-embryonic cells and working your way to treatments. I guess there might be those opposed to using your own cells to research or fix you, but I think that's a very, very small sliver of the population.
1) https://spectrumnews.org/opinion/viewpoint/promise-and-pitfa...