Bush, who is against stem-cell research, will retire by 2008. After that, do you think we are likely to see more breakthrough and surprising factors appearing of stem cell research?

By then, Korea may have some interesting discoveries.

By then, Korea may have some interesting discoveries.

What does this have to do with Korea?

The answer is no. Stem cell research is progressing well in other countries. The US is officially too late to make any significant discoveries. There is too much ground to cover, and too little knowledge of the subject in the US. Stem Cell research is a political gambit in the US, it's no longer on the forefront of scientific research.

What does this have to do with Korea?

 

What do cars have to do with Japan?

The answer is no. Stem cell research is progressing well in other countries. The US is officially too late to make any significant discoveries. There is too much ground to cover, and too little knowledge of the subject in the US. Stem Cell research is a political gambit in the US, it's no longer on the forefront of scientific research.

So you mean other countries' stem cell research progress are far better than US?

Yes.

Yes.

Well, why don't US get those latest infos from other countries in order to improve our living quality?

Well, why don't US get those latest infos from other countries in order to improve our living quality?

 

One reason would be it isn't the US, it would be companies. This technology is in the high risk( meaning $$$$ investment for possibly nothing in return) stage. Why invest anything when we may not be able to even utilize it?

One reason would be it isn't the US, it would be companies. This technology is in the high risk( meaning $$$$ investment for possibly nothing in return) stage. Why invest anything when we may not be able to even utilize it?

What, you must be on crack.

US laws don't need to affect people based in the US that much as it is fairly easy for people from different countries to collaborate. Money makes the world go round.

US laws don't need to affect people based in the US that much as it is fairly easy for people from different countries to collaborate. Money makes the world go round.

So you are saying US people can do anything freely, right?

The US, although it is currently being held down by many federal laws, is still able to do a fair amount of research. For example while other countries have the right to take stem cells from embryos, the US is devoting research to alternative stem cells found in human organs. These are showing more and more promise and if they (the US) are able to find a stem cell in the human body that can generate the phenomenal results produces by the embryonic stem cells. Also many US scientists simply move to other countries to bypass the laws that are currently restricting stem cell research. So really the US is not that far behind the rest of the world.

The US, although it is currently being held down by many federal laws, is still able to do a fair amount of research. For example while other countries have the right to take stem cells from embryos, the US is devoting research to alternative stem cells found in human organs. These are showing more and more promise and if they (the US) are able to find a stem cell in the human body that can generate the phenomenal results produces by the embryonic stem cells. Also many US scientists simply move to other countries to bypass the laws that are currently restricting stem cell research. So really the US is not that far behind the rest of the world.

Well, I think if US can continue doing stem-cell research, we will solve many problems in hospitals: some people have lung-cancer. If we can put a single cell of certain person to cultivate an artifical-made internal organ to replace its worsened lung, then it will be a whole new person.

Isn't it nice?

I think we are able to cultivate a complete internal organ of any kind within secs with reforming fluid and some other instructions, correct ?

Er. I think you are confusing stem cell research with science fiction and cloning.

So you are saying US people can do anything freely, right?

No. I was saying that US researchers can work with people from other countries. So they may not do the actual stem cell research but rather interpret the results, or they may undertake a sabbatical overseas and do the research then.

 

Regardless, the legal restrictions are only for government funding of embryonic stem cells, so if they get private funding or use somatic stem cells they can still actively research.

Well' date=' I think if US can continue doing stem-cell research, we will solve many problems in hospitals: some people have lung-cancer. If we can put a single cell of certain person to cultivate an artifical-made internal organ to replace its worsened lung, then it will be a whole new person.

Isn't it nice?

I think we are able to cultivate a complete internal organ of any kind within secs with reforming fluid and some other instructions, correct ?[/quote']

 

It is a nice though but really it has very little to do with stem cell research. You are implying that with stem cells. They (scientists) can create new artificial organs am I not right? Stem cells cannot be molded to create new organs but new cells for organs. Sush as heart tissue cells for heart disease. Also creating new cells is not a prosess of a few seconds, the prosess is more complicated but possible.

Well, I think as time progresses, researchers will make innovation of stem-cell invention. And I believe it's likely we see some replacement of any sort of internal organs for patients.

It is a nice though but really it has very little to do with stem cell research. You are implying that with stem cells. They (scientists) can create new artificial organs am I not right? Stem cells cannot be molded to create new organs but new cells for organs. Sush as heart tissue cells for heart disease. Also creating new cells is not a prosess of a few seconds, the prosess is more complicated but possible.

 

That's not entirley true. Stemcells are what your organs are created from in the first place, so it is theoretically possible to grow them into organs. It's just that science has progressed nowhere near to that point yet.

That's not entirley true. Stemcells are what your organs are created from in the first place, so it is theoretically possible to grow them into organs. It's just that science has progressed nowhere near to that point yet.

So stem-cell research will bring us a huge impact in future.

It already has. Thank you Bluenoise for pointing out my mistake.

It already has. Thank you Bluenoise for pointing out my mistake.

What do you mean? There is no usage of stem-cell popularily for humen in hospitals. And the stem-cell research was just started 2002.

First of all stem cells were created long before 2002, the first stem cell line was created 1998. And althought they are not using stem cells in hospitals some of the results from current research si incredible such as heart tissue they have created from human stem cells.

They use stem cells in hospitals all the time. Ever heard of a bone marrow transplant?

No, I haven't.