A scientist who works in research and development in the stem cell industry recently advised caution before signing up for any stem cell therapy. She advised that people should find out if the therapy was approved by regulators after experts reviewed its clinical data. She went on to question claims that adult stem cells could help many of the conditions that they are currently being used on in various parts of the world.
Okay - it is true that people wish for much more from stem cells than researchers are able to deliver at present, but what excuse does she have for her ignorance of the trials published thus far? Hundreds have been successfully treated and had their lives prolonged by adult stem cell therapy which has been proven safe and avoids any rejection problems. Ethically how do you do a double-blind study on patients with only months to live?
Oh, I see.Buried in the article was the fact that she is a researcher in embryonic stem cells. Her scattergun approach therefore lacks any validity. Of course there is a long way to go for embryonic stem cells. So far they have only produced cancers in rats and mice.
I wish people would learn that there is a world of difference between adult and embryonic stem cells.
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