There are several articles on msnbc.com with more news on stem cell uses and research. As a matter of fact, there is so much stem cell news now that they have a Stem Cell Research Front Page.
Apparently, they have now found that "Urinary incontinence in women can be corrected by transplanting the patient’s own muscle-derived stem cells into the urethra to strengthen it". (more...) Since the vast majority of moral objections to stem cell research are about embryonic stem cells, it is encouraging to hear news about stems cells that come right from the patients own body.
California has passed a bill to spend $300 million dollars a year for ten years on stem cell research. (more...) Wisconsin has plans to invest $750 million in stem cell research. So while the Federal Government is restricting federally funded research sites, the states are throwing their money into the pot at a much greater rate than anything the Federal Government was spending anyway.
Will stem cells, maybe even ones taken right from our own bodies, turn out to be the miracle "cure all"???
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