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08-30-2005, 08:34
Hey, I just read an article on stem cells, and learned a little about there use in animals, and I want to know what you guys think of stem cell research. From what I gather, unlike the bone marrow adault stem cells you or I have, the ones taken from a fetus can morph itself into any type of cell we have. Now here is the interesting bit, we also found that our cells work in rats, in the article a paraplegic rat, was made to walk again using human stem cells. Now they however did not say if rat stem cells would work in humans, and I don't think anyone has ever tried it either. Do any of you know if they would work in us or not?
In a seperate article, they explained the process in which human stem cells were kept alive and made to multiply. What they have to do is take five or six pregnant lab mice, kill the mice, disect them, remove the uterus, and take out the period sized rats. After that they procede to mashing them up, and putting them in a petry{sp?} dish. After this a layer of human stem cells is taken, and layed over the rat cells. The rat cells are basicly food for the stem cells. They have to replenish the liquid food source once a day, seperate the colony every week, and add a new layer of mouse cells once every two weeks.
There you have it, that is basicly how they make and keep stem cells alive. Thats my short essay, anyone have anything to add?
In a seperate article, they explained the process in which human stem cells were kept alive and made to multiply. What they have to do is take five or six pregnant lab mice, kill the mice, disect them, remove the uterus, and take out the period sized rats. After that they procede to mashing them up, and putting them in a petry{sp?} dish. After this a layer of human stem cells is taken, and layed over the rat cells. The rat cells are basicly food for the stem cells. They have to replenish the liquid food source once a day, seperate the colony every week, and add a new layer of mouse cells once every two weeks.
There you have it, that is basicly how they make and keep stem cells alive. Thats my short essay, anyone have anything to add?