This is rich! DUmmie intentionally misleads regarding stem-cell story.

This is more about what the DUmmie doesn't post, rather than what he does.

NVMojo (1000+ posts) Wed Nov-15-06 12:15 PM
Original message
Stem Cell Injections Help Dogs With MS
NEW YORK (AP) - In promising new research, stem cells worked remarkably well at easing symptoms of muscular dystrophy in dogs, an experiment that experts call a significant step toward treating people.

"It's a great breakthrough for all of us working on stem cells for muscular dystrophy," said researcher Johnny Huard of the University of Pittsburgh, who wasn't involved in the work.

Sharon Hesterlee, vice president of translational research at the Muscular Dystrophy Association, called the result one of the most exciting she's seen in her eight years with the organization. Her group helped pay for the work.

She stressed that it's not yet clear whether such a treatment would work in people, but said she had "cautious optimism" about it.

Two dogs that were severely disabled by the disease were able to walk faster and even jump after the treatments.

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What the DUmmie doesn't mention, however, is the next paragraph from the Las Vegas Sun story

The study was published online Wednesday by the journal Nature. It used stem cells taken from the affected dogs or other dogs, rather than from embryos. For human use, the idea of using such "adult" stem cells from humans would avoid the controversial method of destroying human embryos to obtain stem cells.

You hear that? No puppies were killed as a result of this study. This DUmmie caught it:

hughee99 (1000+ posts) Wed Nov-15-06 12:26 PM
Response to Original message
7. Did anyone catch this part?
"The study was published online Wednesday by the journal Nature. It used stem cells taken from the affected dogs or other dogs, rather than from embryos. For human use, the idea of using such "adult" stem cells from humans would avoid the controversial method of destroying human embryos to obtain stem cells."

This wasn't about embryonic stem cells.

This DUmmie doesn't get the ramifications:

aquart (1000+ posts) Wed Nov-15-06 12:36 PM
Response to Reply #7
10. So?