Re: Italy & "virgin birth" embryos

[rayilynlee <rayilynlee@xxxxxxx>]

This sounds a lot like SCNT to me which also does not require a fertilized
egg, just an egg and one's own DNA,  Although, it is about cloning cells,
the fear that it will lead to cloning humans is strong.  The problem is we
need lots of "miracles" there are so many incurable diseases and
disabilities.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marsha Lance" <mlance1946@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 6:15 AM
Subject: Re: Italy & "virgin birth" embryos


> this is extremely interesting.  wonder if this is the answer to our
> problems.  wouldn't a miracle be nice.
>
> rayilynlee <rayilynlee@xxxxxxx> wrote:  Italian scientists say the stem
> cells they extracted from "virgin birth"
> embryos are capable of turning into neurons.
> The University of Milan researchers said the embryos were produced by a
> process called parthenogenesis, which allows eggs to develop without being
> fertilized.
> The technique might allow embryonic stem cells to be produced without
> having
> to destroy an early stage human embryo made by fertilizing eggs with
> sperm,
> the Brisbane (Australia) Herald Sun reported.
> Human "parthenotes" -- embryos made by parthenogenesis -- normally never
> develop beyond a few days. But the Italian researchers created parthenotes
> that divided and formed immature embryos called blastocysts, New Scientist
> magazine reported. They subsequently obtained stem cells from the embryos
> and grew them in the laboratory, demonstrating the cells can differentiate
> into mature neurons.
> Monash University stem-cell expert Dr. Alan Trounson told the Herald Sun:
> "This is the first example I have seen of this in humans, and it is
> potentially very exciting. It could be a source of embryonic stem cells
> that's not embryonic in the conventional sense."
> The findings were presented last week in the Czech Republic, during the
> annual meeting of the European Society for Human Reproduction and
> Embryology.
> Copyright 2006 by United Press International
>
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