Excellent point, EN. The subject of stem cells deserves a lot of nuance on our part.
I had a procedure on my back a couple of years ago where my own stem cells were used. No child was hurt or involved and it did genuinely help the disc that's slowly disintegrating.
There are adult stem cells. Bone marrow transplants are stem cell therapy. But there are few of these cells in an adults body. They also can only make the type of cell from where they are taken. A stem cell from the liver can only make liver cells. They are also hard to grow in vitro and are more likely to contain DNA problems.
Fetal stem cells can make almost any type of cell in the body. They contain few if any DNA errors. It is these cells that are highly coveted and it is these that are used predominantly in places like Mexico where the laws are more lax.
And one last point. If it was adult stem cells they wanted there would have been no debate. I dont know how old you are, but in the 90s the debate of stem cells raged exactly because they were talking about using fetal stem cells.
So ya you can but no they dont usually except bone marrow treating leukemia.
You have a point; however, we should also mention that one can use one's own stem cells.
They don't have to come from someone else.
Excellent point, EN. The subject of stem cells deserves a lot of nuance on our part.
I had a procedure on my back a couple of years ago where my own stem cells were used. No child was hurt or involved and it did genuinely help the disc that's slowly disintegrating.
There are adult stem cells. Bone marrow transplants are stem cell therapy. But there are few of these cells in an adults body. They also can only make the type of cell from where they are taken. A stem cell from the liver can only make liver cells. They are also hard to grow in vitro and are more likely to contain DNA problems.
Fetal stem cells can make almost any type of cell in the body. They contain few if any DNA errors. It is these cells that are highly coveted and it is these that are used predominantly in places like Mexico where the laws are more lax.
And one last point. If it was adult stem cells they wanted there would have been no debate. I dont know how old you are, but in the 90s the debate of stem cells raged exactly because they were talking about using fetal stem cells.
So ya you can but no they dont usually except bone marrow treating leukemia.