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Originally posted by FredT
The human embryonic stem cell lines, approved by the Bush administration for research have been found to be contaminated. This recent revelation...
Originally posted by FredT
This will put California on the forefront of research in this critical area.
Originally posted by HowardRoark
So, is this a power play by Arnold, hmmmm?
When the Bush-approved stem cells were first isolated, they were grown in petri dishes lined with cells from mice and bathed in blood serum from calves and other animals. The animal material was used to encourage the stem cells to multiply while preserving their unusual ability to mature into any kind of human cell.
Researchers have suspected that exposing the stem cells to animal products could have contaminated them with viruses, proteins or other molecules that could be dangerous to people. Now they have evidence that it did.
Originally posted by Britguy
Wonder how "ALL" cells became contaminated