Stem Cell Research

[HBanana]

Hi, I'm Hannah and I've recently become a member here. I'm 17 and have had CF all my life. I've taken a great interest in science over the past couple of years, and hope to pursue a career in biotechnology, with emphesis on stem cell research and genetic engeneering. For anyone who doesn't know (if you already know a good amount about stem cells, you can skip ahead and ignore my lesson), stem cells are the tiny cells that make up a zygote (first stage of fertilized egg) that have the potential of becomming any type of cell in the human body. These stem cells can be used for genetic engeneering, and have the potential of curing or greatly improving the treatment of CF. There is some controversy however, surrounding stem cells. Many think that because the zygote is killed when extracting the cells, "its killing a human".

Now that i've bored you, I'm really interested in hearing the opinion of people who are actually affected by CF, particularly those who have a christian background. I think it's easy for a politican to say "stem cells are wrong because they kill babies" when they are most likely not affected by a disease that could be cured with them.

If I haven't dropped enough oh-so-suttle hints yet, I am totally for stem cells, but i'm also torn by the idea of "sacrificing one human for another". The scientific part of me wants to say that a tiny ball of cells is not human life-it doesn't have any thoughts, it doesn't have a heartbeat, and more that 50% of the same type of balls of cells are destroyed naturally in (natural) pregnancy, not to mention the 40,000 others in freezers all across the globe in firtility clinics right now. The "born and raised (until recently) christian" part of me, the part that my parents are pushing me into, is saying that "life begins at conception"

I would really like to get some feed-back from people who are affected by CF about stem cell research. Are you for it? against it? why, why not? Anything you have to say i would LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear from you. I don't really get how this site works yet, but you can reply on the message board or email me at:

Ban8han@aol.com

I really appreciate you taking your time to read my rediculiously long blog, and i apologize for my spelling, its really late, and i'm really lazy

Thanks again, i look forward to hearing about anything anyone has to say (even if ur telling me i'm crazy)

~Hannah

 

[HBanana]

Hi, I'm Hannah and I've recently become a member here. I'm 17 and have had CF all my life. I've taken a great interest in science over the past couple of years, and hope to pursue a career in biotechnology, with emphesis on stem cell research and genetic engeneering. For anyone who doesn't know (if you already know a good amount about stem cells, you can skip ahead and ignore my lesson), stem cells are the tiny cells that make up a zygote (first stage of fertilized egg) that have the potential of becomming any type of cell in the human body. These stem cells can be used for genetic engeneering, and have the potential of curing or greatly improving the treatment of CF. There is some controversy however, surrounding stem cells. Many think that because the zygote is killed when extracting the cells, "its killing a human".

Now that i've bored you, I'm really interested in hearing the opinion of people who are actually affected by CF, particularly those who have a christian background. I think it's easy for a politican to say "stem cells are wrong because they kill babies" when they are most likely not affected by a disease that could be cured with them.

If I haven't dropped enough oh-so-suttle hints yet, I am totally for stem cells, but i'm also torn by the idea of "sacrificing one human for another". The scientific part of me wants to say that a tiny ball of cells is not human life-it doesn't have any thoughts, it doesn't have a heartbeat, and more that 50% of the same type of balls of cells are destroyed naturally in (natural) pregnancy, not to mention the 40,000 others in freezers all across the globe in firtility clinics right now. The "born and raised (until recently) christian" part of me, the part that my parents are pushing me into, is saying that "life begins at conception"

I would really like to get some feed-back from people who are affected by CF about stem cell research. Are you for it? against it? why, why not? Anything you have to say i would LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear from you. I don't really get how this site works yet, but you can reply on the message board or email me at:

Ban8han@aol.com

I really appreciate you taking your time to read my rediculiously long blog, and i apologize for my spelling, its really late, and i'm really lazy

Thanks again, i look forward to hearing about anything anyone has to say (even if ur telling me i'm crazy)

~Hannah

 

[HBanana]

Hi, I'm Hannah and I've recently become a member here. I'm 17 and have had CF all my life. I've taken a great interest in science over the past couple of years, and hope to pursue a career in biotechnology, with emphesis on stem cell research and genetic engeneering. For anyone who doesn't know (if you already know a good amount about stem cells, you can skip ahead and ignore my lesson), stem cells are the tiny cells that make up a zygote (first stage of fertilized egg) that have the potential of becomming any type of cell in the human body. These stem cells can be used for genetic engeneering, and have the potential of curing or greatly improving the treatment of CF. There is some controversy however, surrounding stem cells. Many think that because the zygote is killed when extracting the cells, "its killing a human".

Now that i've bored you, I'm really interested in hearing the opinion of people who are actually affected by CF, particularly those who have a christian background. I think it's easy for a politican to say "stem cells are wrong because they kill babies" when they are most likely not affected by a disease that could be cured with them.

If I haven't dropped enough oh-so-suttle hints yet, I am totally for stem cells, but i'm also torn by the idea of "sacrificing one human for another". The scientific part of me wants to say that a tiny ball of cells is not human life-it doesn't have any thoughts, it doesn't have a heartbeat, and more that 50% of the same type of balls of cells are destroyed naturally in (natural) pregnancy, not to mention the 40,000 others in freezers all across the globe in firtility clinics right now. The "born and raised (until recently) christian" part of me, the part that my parents are pushing me into, is saying that "life begins at conception"

I would really like to get some feed-back from people who are affected by CF about stem cell research. Are you for it? against it? why, why not? Anything you have to say i would LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear from you. I don't really get how this site works yet, but you can reply on the message board or email me at:

Ban8han@aol.com

I really appreciate you taking your time to read my rediculiously long blog, and i apologize for my spelling, its really late, and i'm really lazy

Thanks again, i look forward to hearing about anything anyone has to say (even if ur telling me i'm crazy)

~Hannah

 

[HBanana]

Hi, I'm Hannah and I've recently become a member here. I'm 17 and have had CF all my life. I've taken a great interest in science over the past couple of years, and hope to pursue a career in biotechnology, with emphesis on stem cell research and genetic engeneering. For anyone who doesn't know (if you already know a good amount about stem cells, you can skip ahead and ignore my lesson), stem cells are the tiny cells that make up a zygote (first stage of fertilized egg) that have the potential of becomming any type of cell in the human body. These stem cells can be used for genetic engeneering, and have the potential of curing or greatly improving the treatment of CF. There is some controversy however, surrounding stem cells. Many think that because the zygote is killed when extracting the cells, "its killing a human".

Now that i've bored you, I'm really interested in hearing the opinion of people who are actually affected by CF, particularly those who have a christian background. I think it's easy for a politican to say "stem cells are wrong because they kill babies" when they are most likely not affected by a disease that could be cured with them.

If I haven't dropped enough oh-so-suttle hints yet, I am totally for stem cells, but i'm also torn by the idea of "sacrificing one human for another". The scientific part of me wants to say that a tiny ball of cells is not human life-it doesn't have any thoughts, it doesn't have a heartbeat, and more that 50% of the same type of balls of cells are destroyed naturally in (natural) pregnancy, not to mention the 40,000 others in freezers all across the globe in firtility clinics right now. The "born and raised (until recently) christian" part of me, the part that my parents are pushing me into, is saying that "life begins at conception"

I would really like to get some feed-back from people who are affected by CF about stem cell research. Are you for it? against it? why, why not? Anything you have to say i would LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear from you. I don't really get how this site works yet, but you can reply on the message board or email me at:

Ban8han@aol.com

I really appreciate you taking your time to read my rediculiously long blog, and i apologize for my spelling, its really late, and i'm really lazy

Thanks again, i look forward to hearing about anything anyone has to say (even if ur telling me i'm crazy)

~Hannah

 

[HBanana]

Hi, I'm Hannah and I've recently become a member here. I'm 17 and have had CF all my life. I've taken a great interest in science over the past couple of years, and hope to pursue a career in biotechnology, with emphesis on stem cell research and genetic engeneering. For anyone who doesn't know (if you already know a good amount about stem cells, you can skip ahead and ignore my lesson), stem cells are the tiny cells that make up a zygote (first stage of fertilized egg) that have the potential of becomming any type of cell in the human body. These stem cells can be used for genetic engeneering, and have the potential of curing or greatly improving the treatment of CF. There is some controversy however, surrounding stem cells. Many think that because the zygote is killed when extracting the cells, "its killing a human".

Now that i've bored you, I'm really interested in hearing the opinion of people who are actually affected by CF, particularly those who have a christian background. I think it's easy for a politican to say "stem cells are wrong because they kill babies" when they are most likely not affected by a disease that could be cured with them.

If I haven't dropped enough oh-so-suttle hints yet, I am totally for stem cells, but i'm also torn by the idea of "sacrificing one human for another". The scientific part of me wants to say that a tiny ball of cells is not human life-it doesn't have any thoughts, it doesn't have a heartbeat, and more that 50% of the same type of balls of cells are destroyed naturally in (natural) pregnancy, not to mention the 40,000 others in freezers all across the globe in firtility clinics right now. The "born and raised (until recently) christian" part of me, the part that my parents are pushing me into, is saying that "life begins at conception"

I would really like to get some feed-back from people who are affected by CF about stem cell research. Are you for it? against it? why, why not? Anything you have to say i would LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear from you. I don't really get how this site works yet, but you can reply on the message board or email me at:

Ban8han@aol.com

I really appreciate you taking your time to read my rediculiously long blog, and i apologize for my spelling, its really late, and i'm really lazy

Thanks again, i look forward to hearing about anything anyone has to say (even if ur telling me i'm crazy)

~Hannah

 

[HBanana]

Hi, I'm Hannah and I've recently become a member here. I'm 17 and have had CF all my life. I've taken a great interest in science over the past couple of years, and hope to pursue a career in biotechnology, with emphesis on stem cell research and genetic engeneering. For anyone who doesn't know (if you already know a good amount about stem cells, you can skip ahead and ignore my lesson), stem cells are the tiny cells that make up a zygote (first stage of fertilized egg) that have the potential of becomming any type of cell in the human body. These stem cells can be used for genetic engeneering, and have the potential of curing or greatly improving the treatment of CF. There is some controversy however, surrounding stem cells. Many think that because the zygote is killed when extracting the cells, "its killing a human".

Now that i've bored you, I'm really interested in hearing the opinion of people who are actually affected by CF, particularly those who have a christian background. I think it's easy for a politican to say "stem cells are wrong because they kill babies" when they are most likely not affected by a disease that could be cured with them.

If I haven't dropped enough oh-so-suttle hints yet, I am totally for stem cells, but i'm also torn by the idea of "sacrificing one human for another". The scientific part of me wants to say that a tiny ball of cells is not human life-it doesn't have any thoughts, it doesn't have a heartbeat, and more that 50% of the same type of balls of cells are destroyed naturally in (natural) pregnancy, not to mention the 40,000 others in freezers all across the globe in firtility clinics right now. The "born and raised (until recently) christian" part of me, the part that my parents are pushing me into, is saying that "life begins at conception"

I would really like to get some feed-back from people who are affected by CF about stem cell research. Are you for it? against it? why, why not? Anything you have to say i would LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear from you. I don't really get how this site works yet, but you can reply on the message board or email me at:

Ban8han@aol.com

I really appreciate you taking your time to read my rediculiously long blog, and i apologize for my spelling, its really late, and i'm really lazy

Thanks again, i look forward to hearing about anything anyone has to say (even if ur telling me i'm crazy)

~Hannah

 

[Mommafirst]

Aren't stem cells also found in cord blood -- something that is "banked" by a small percentage of parents, but otherwise discarded after a child is born?

 

[Mommafirst]

Aren't stem cells also found in cord blood -- something that is "banked" by a small percentage of parents, but otherwise discarded after a child is born?

 

[Mommafirst]

Aren't stem cells also found in cord blood -- something that is "banked" by a small percentage of parents, but otherwise discarded after a child is born?

 

[Mommafirst]

Aren't stem cells also found in cord blood -- something that is "banked" by a small percentage of parents, but otherwise discarded after a child is born?

 

[Mommafirst]

Aren't stem cells also found in cord blood -- something that is "banked" by a small percentage of parents, but otherwise discarded after a child is born?

 

[Mommafirst]

Aren't stem cells also found in cord blood -- something that is "banked" by a small percentage of parents, but otherwise discarded after a child is born?

 

[JazzysMom]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Mommafirst</b></i>

Aren't stem cells also found in cord blood -- something that is "banked" by a small percentage of parents, but otherwise discarded after a child is born?</end quote></div>


This is my understanding which is why the pro choicers argue that it shouldnt lead to more abortions.

 

[JazzysMom]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Mommafirst</b></i>

Aren't stem cells also found in cord blood -- something that is "banked" by a small percentage of parents, but otherwise discarded after a child is born?</end quote></div>


This is my understanding which is why the pro choicers argue that it shouldnt lead to more abortions.

 

[JazzysMom]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Mommafirst</b></i>

Aren't stem cells also found in cord blood -- something that is "banked" by a small percentage of parents, but otherwise discarded after a child is born?</end quote></div>


This is my understanding which is why the pro choicers argue that it shouldnt lead to more abortions.

 

[JazzysMom]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Mommafirst</b></i>

Aren't stem cells also found in cord blood -- something that is "banked" by a small percentage of parents, but otherwise discarded after a child is born?</end quote></div>


This is my understanding which is why the pro choicers argue that it shouldnt lead to more abortions.

 

[JazzysMom]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Mommafirst</b></i>

Aren't stem cells also found in cord blood -- something that is "banked" by a small percentage of parents, but otherwise discarded after a child is born?</end quote>


This is my understanding which is why the pro choicers argue that it shouldnt lead to more abortions.

 

[JazzysMom]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Mommafirst</b></i>

Aren't stem cells also found in cord blood -- something that is "banked" by a small percentage of parents, but otherwise discarded after a child is born?</end quote>


This is my understanding which is why the pro choicers argue that it shouldnt lead to more abortions.

 

[Emeraldmirror]

Thought you might find this interesting.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
For immediate release--

2007-22

OTTAWA, May 31, 2007 - Scientists at the Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research have identified a novel population of stem cells in adult muscle. The results, published in the scientific journal Cell, represent a significant advance towards the development of stem cell-based therapies for degenerative muscle diseases.

"Adult mouse and human muscle contains a population of cells called satellite cells that were believed to be fully dedicated to the repair of muscle tissue," said senior author Dr. Michael Rudnicki. "Using mice as a model, we made the startling discovery that about 10 per cent of these satellite cells were in fact a novel population of stem cells, and we developed approaches for their purification and characterization. This research raises the possibility of designing drugs that specifically target these cells to stimulate muscle regeneration."

Dr. Rudnicki is a Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Health Research Institute at The Ottawa Hospital, Director of the Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research, Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, the Scientific Director of Canada's Stem Cell Network, the Canada Research Chair in Molecular Genetics, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Scholar.

"This important research, conducted by Dr. Rudnicki and his colleagues, opens new possibilities for treatment of muscular diseases," said Dr. Alan Bernstein, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. "Their research highlights the importance of stem cell research."

Dr. Shihuan Kuang, the Postdoctoral Fellow who led the study, noted that the results break ground on another level as well: "Our research shows for the first time that the scaffold that supports muscle stem cells plays a key role in determining their fate," said Dr. Kuang. "Daughter stem cells that remain attached to this scaffold remain stem cells, while those that lose contact go down the path to become muscle cells. This tells us that any stem-cell based therapies we develop will likely have to take into account the interaction with this scaffold."

This research project was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the National Institutes of Health and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Dr. Rudnicki's work and the work of other scientists in the Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research is also supported by The Ottawa Hospital Foundation.

About the Ottawa Health Research Institute
The Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI) is the research arm of The Ottawa Hospital and an affiliated institute of the University of Ottawa. The OHRI includes more than 1,200 scientists, clinicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and staff conducting research to improve the understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human disease.

About the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada's agency for health research. CIHR's mission is to create new scientific knowledge and to catalyze its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health care system. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 10,000 health researchers and trainees across Canada.
Media Contacts:
Jennifer Paterson
Director, Communications and Public Relations
Ottawa Health Research Institute
Office: 613-798-5555 x 19691
Mobile: 613-614-5253
Email: jpaterson@ohri.ca

David Coulombe
CIHR Media Specialist
Office: 613-941-4563
Mobile: 613-808-7526
Email: mediarelations@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

 

[Emeraldmirror]

Thought you might find this interesting.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
For immediate release--

2007-22

OTTAWA, May 31, 2007 - Scientists at the Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research have identified a novel population of stem cells in adult muscle. The results, published in the scientific journal Cell, represent a significant advance towards the development of stem cell-based therapies for degenerative muscle diseases.

"Adult mouse and human muscle contains a population of cells called satellite cells that were believed to be fully dedicated to the repair of muscle tissue," said senior author Dr. Michael Rudnicki. "Using mice as a model, we made the startling discovery that about 10 per cent of these satellite cells were in fact a novel population of stem cells, and we developed approaches for their purification and characterization. This research raises the possibility of designing drugs that specifically target these cells to stimulate muscle regeneration."

Dr. Rudnicki is a Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Health Research Institute at The Ottawa Hospital, Director of the Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research, Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, the Scientific Director of Canada's Stem Cell Network, the Canada Research Chair in Molecular Genetics, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Scholar.

"This important research, conducted by Dr. Rudnicki and his colleagues, opens new possibilities for treatment of muscular diseases," said Dr. Alan Bernstein, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. "Their research highlights the importance of stem cell research."

Dr. Shihuan Kuang, the Postdoctoral Fellow who led the study, noted that the results break ground on another level as well: "Our research shows for the first time that the scaffold that supports muscle stem cells plays a key role in determining their fate," said Dr. Kuang. "Daughter stem cells that remain attached to this scaffold remain stem cells, while those that lose contact go down the path to become muscle cells. This tells us that any stem-cell based therapies we develop will likely have to take into account the interaction with this scaffold."

This research project was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the National Institutes of Health and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Dr. Rudnicki's work and the work of other scientists in the Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research is also supported by The Ottawa Hospital Foundation.

About the Ottawa Health Research Institute
The Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI) is the research arm of The Ottawa Hospital and an affiliated institute of the University of Ottawa. The OHRI includes more than 1,200 scientists, clinicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and staff conducting research to improve the understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human disease.

About the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada's agency for health research. CIHR's mission is to create new scientific knowledge and to catalyze its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health care system. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 10,000 health researchers and trainees across Canada.
Media Contacts:
Jennifer Paterson
Director, Communications and Public Relations
Ottawa Health Research Institute
Office: 613-798-5555 x 19691
Mobile: 613-614-5253
Email: jpaterson@ohri.ca

David Coulombe
CIHR Media Specialist
Office: 613-941-4563
Mobile: 613-808-7526
Email: mediarelations@cihr-irsc.gc.ca