Comments on: Stem Cells For Beginners: Where Do They Come From? http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/ new discoveries * strange stuff * all things cool Mon, 14 May 2012 11:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jane http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-1122 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:56:20 +0000 http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-1122 really helped with my paper.

]]> By: Sierra http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-1108 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:33:15 +0000 http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-1108 Is is legal now for you to do stem cell research? Would it be possible for paralyzed peoples to walk again?? Please answer back this is for a project due soon.

]]> By: mike http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-1059 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:42:36 +0000 http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-1059 How do you take stem cells out of a bodie?

]]> By: Thomas http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-1057 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:53:40 +0000 http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-1057 How can I learn to harvest Fetal Stem Cells. My wife is dying of breast cancer and I need to give her fetal stem cell treatment.. how do I get them or harvest them ??

]]> By: Betsy http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-1044 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:17:49 +0000 http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-1044 Great blog post, maybe you should add a section on dental stem cells? (that’s what I was looking for)

]]> By: Miss Weird Scientist http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-971 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:12:30 +0000 http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-971 Cara: You’re very welcome. I’m happy to hear the blog post helped.

]]> By: cara o. SC, USA http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-968 Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:30:11 +0000 http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-968 thank you so much i have to a report on stem cell growth and i appreciate this!

]]> By: pranay http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-807 Mon, 04 May 2009 10:13:09 +0000 http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-807 I have the problem of muscular destrophy,i cant even stand up,can stem cells really cure my problem,if yes then how much can it help me

]]> By: zainab http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-796 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:41:32 +0000 http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-796 i had to terminate 5 of my pregnancies because of hydrops and nuchal tnickness , i have a baby who is six years old and healthy and iam pregnant again with 12 weeks but i think even this fetus have some problem iam adviced to come for a scan again on 26 of this month as the fetus was not moving as compare to the other fetus .i just wanted to know can i use the other expecting mothers stem cells and save it 4 my daughter
ur answer will be really very helpful to me.

]]> By: Miss Weird Scientist http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-789 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:46:20 +0000 http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/22/stem-cells-for-beginners-where-do-they-come-from/#comment-789 Dominic: Great comment and question! You’re now leading us into the key differences between the different kinds of stem cells. I think it’s time for me to do another stem cell post, in fact, to give a primer on the benefits and challenges of using the different kinds of stem cells.

Basically, embryonic stem cells are true ‘master’ cells in that they can differentiate and proliferate quite easily into all of the specialized cells in your body. Adult stem cells, however, don’t differentiate quite so easily. Some new research has been looking at ‘reprogramming’ adult stem cells into an embryonic-like state. So, it’s sort of like rewinding the adult cells into that fresh, healthy embryonic state, so we can get all of the benefits of embryonic stem cells even though we start out with adult ones. Confused yet? Hehe. It’s a complicated subject, I know.

But, until we can harness all of the potential from adult cells that embryonic stem cells offer, many people believe there’s a scientific need to continue developing stem cell therapies from embryonic stem cells. At the same time, it’s so controversial as you say! So, we also need to keep looking at ways to get more out of adult stem cells, which can steer us away from the debate over embryonic stem cells.

Hopefully, that makes some sense! :)

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