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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the federal health agency run for decades by celebrated White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci, has spent over $400,000 funding a series of experiments that grafted the scalps of aborted fetuses onto living mice, studies that were meant to investigate the human skin's propensity for developing infections.
Additionally, full-thickness human fetal skin readily engrafts onto immunodeficient mice and develops into adult-like skin due to its high regenerative capability31, 32. Furthermore, human fetal skin exhibits low levels of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) I and II expression, which results in reduced immunogenicity compared to adult skin31, 32. Thus, human fetal-derived tissues and cells provide a feasible means to develop a humanized mouse model with autologous human skin and immune system.
Some of the grafted fetal skin, the study notes, matured into "adult-like human skin." Some of the grafts even developed "human skin appendages," including "human hair evident at 12 weeks post-transplantation."
originally posted by: TzarChasm
Just so we're clear, this research is relevant to the medical industry as a tool for treating babies who are born with deformities and require surgical correction. It's not like those iphone blender videos where people are just morbidly curious. Is it ugly and repulsive? Yes. Most medical research is ugly and repulsive.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the federal health agency run for decades by celebrated White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci, has spent over $400,000 funding a series of experiments that grafted the scalps of aborted fetuses onto living mice, studies that were meant to investigate the human skin's propensity for developing infections.
originally posted by: TzarChasm
Just so we're clear, this research is relevant to the medical industry as a tool for treating babies who are born with deformities and require surgical correction. It's not like those iphone blender videos where people are just morbidly curious. Is it ugly and repulsive? Yes. Most medical research is ugly and repulsive.
originally posted by: TzarChasm
Just so we're clear, this research is relevant to the medical industry as a tool for treating babies who are born with deformities and require surgical correction. It's not like those iphone blender videos where people are just morbidly curious. Is it ugly and repulsive? Yes. Most medical research is ugly and repulsive.
originally posted by: dug88
a reply to: IAMTAT
The more i learn about fauci and the work he's been involved with over the years, the more I'm convinced he's some kind comic book mad scientist supervillain.
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
Let's ignore the pro-life/pro-choice debate that is obviously lurking under the surface of this thread.
Isn't it better that this fetal tissue is being used in medical research that can help save lives than just being thrown away?