http://www.mudphudder.com/2009/03/obama-stem-cells-and-ending-the-dark-ages/ an academic medicine weblog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:17:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.mudphudder.com/2009/03/obama-stem-cells-and-ending-the-dark-ages/comment-page-1/#comment-2466 Mike Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:51:33 +0000 http://www.mudphudder.com/?p=2687#comment-2466 I actually think Pres Bushes mandate was a good thing in disguise. I foresee induced pluripotent stem cells being more clinically useful than embryonic stem cells (unless your patients enjoy being on immuno-suppressive drugs, and isn't clinical application of science the goal?). I highly doubt as much time and energy would have been put into ips cells had the mandate not been in place. I agree with the Nature article from 14 February 2008 that embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cell research needs to go on "on both sides," but ips cells probably wouldn't have been discovered had the Bush admin not set up the barrier for scientist to find ways around. I actually think Pres Bushes mandate was a good thing in disguise. I foresee induced pluripotent stem cells being more clinically useful than embryonic stem cells (unless your patients enjoy being on immuno-suppressive drugs, and isn’t clinical application of science the goal?). I highly doubt as much time and energy would have been put into ips cells had the mandate not been in place. I agree with the Nature article from 14 February 2008 that embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cell research needs to go on “on both sides,” but ips cells probably wouldn’t have been discovered had the Bush admin not set up the barrier for scientist to find ways around.

]]> http://www.mudphudder.com/2009/03/obama-stem-cells-and-ending-the-dark-ages/comment-page-1/#comment-1301 Emily Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:59:38 +0000 http://www.mudphudder.com/?p=2687#comment-1301 Brillant post. I can't wait to see if this at all influences the decisions made in Australia on SCR. Brillant post. I can’t wait to see if this at all influences the decisions made in Australia on SCR.

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