Re: [SkunkworksAMA] Embryonic stem cells can repair eyes, company says

From: George McMullen <byere254_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 02:11:16 -0700 (PDT)

precisely. I mean, if they can clone a sheep or kitten, they should easily be able to clone stem cells.

"Capt. Havoc" <capthavoc123_at_yahoo.com> wrote: Cloning a single cell is actually exactly what cloning an organism is. Did you forget that all organisms start as a single cell?

-Capt. Havoc

Windchaser <abrigati_at_catsden.net> wrote:
On May 21, 2007, at 9:31 PM, George McMullen wrote:

> Oh... I didn't know that...
>
> Well, like I said, I'm always supporting of Stem Cell research. To
> heck with the Veto and the people who are against such kinds of
> research.
>
> Y'know what? I think they should combine researchings. They can
> clone a sheep... so why not just take some stem cell samples and
> clone them? surely that solves the whole problem with having to
> destroy embryos? Also, it means both types of research gets done.
>

Er.. Cloning involves growing a whole new whatever from the source
you're cloning.

When they clone a sheep, they produce a single fertilized egg that's
then implanted into a momma sheep, and it grows into a sheep normally
from there.

You can't clone a single cell.




    
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