New Stem Cell Source?

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Scientists reported Sunday they had found a plentiful source of stem cells in the fluid that cushions babies [Not fetus; Yeah!] in the womb and produced a variety of tissue types from these cells—sidestepping the controversy over destroying embryos [Why not babies here too? Boo] for research.

Researchers at Wake Forest University and Harvard University [These are backwoods, hick, fightin' fundy schools, right?] reported the stem cells they drew from amniotic fluid donated by pregnant women hold much the same promise as embryonic stem cells. They reported they were able to extract the stem cells without harm to mother or fetus and turn their discovery into several different tissue cell types, including brain, liver and bone [So what! Destroy the embryos anyway! It's the compassionate thing to do!].

For those of you who still fall for the lack of distinction in the media between "stem cell research" (which no one really opposes) & "embryonic stem cell research" (the ethically problematic destruction of a fetus for it's stem cells) and also think ESCR should not be banned because it's so promising, please take a second and read this chart.