SCI/TECH: Australia Scientists Grow Stem Cells From Nose

In a remarkable study, Australian scientists, with the help of the Catholic Church, have successfully grown stem cells taken from a human nose. The church assisted because this could help avoid the ethical and moral issues surrounding stem cell research.



This is truly a great discovery. If it proves to be useful, then this could help us use stem cells in medical research, without the sticky issue of using embryonic stem cells.

Hopefully, with this announcement, the US (arguably the one of the biggest players in medical research) will allow stem cell research, as well as other countries such as the UK and EU (who have a moratorium). If so, we could make great advances with this.

Possible benefits that could come about would be organ regeneration/replacement and curing of chronic or fatal diseases, such as MS or Alzheimers.

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If something like this plays out well the whole stem-cell turmoil could change. This also points the way to opening up even more research in other areas.

The Age.com.au
A team of Queensland researchers predicts that nasal stem cells could be used to grow organs for transplantation and to repair other parts of the body.

Wow- vast fields ahead for science.

That's a wonderful development! If they can truly make this workable, I would be glad to donate my nose for the service of science!