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Article: FRIST'S STEM CELL REVERSAL WILL SOMEDAY SAVE LIVES.(Editorial)(Letter to the Editor)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- August 3, 2005
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The recent decision of Senate Republican leader Bill Frist to support a bill to expand federal financing of embryonic stem cell research is a very welcome development to bring potential new treatment for sufferers of such degenerative genetic diseases as Alzheimer's, diabetes and Parkinson's.
Many have been arguing for using adult stem cells instead of embryonic stem cells for such treatment of genetic disease; however, the limitations of adult stem cells are many.
Adult stem cells are already differentiated and programmed for a specific function (for example, a cultured skin graft can be used only to repair the damaged skin of the donor). Such cells are ...