Brainfade Posted March 6, 2013 Posted March 6, 2013 The HIV thread got me thinking about this. Here is a short quiz about stem cell therapy politics. The question is this: The stem cell therapy that cured the "Berlin patient" was done in 2006 in Germany, and not in the United States because:
Desi Cartman Posted March 6, 2013 Posted March 6, 2013 This so called social conservatism will destroy USA.
ganeshran Posted March 6, 2013 Posted March 6, 2013 I don't know the answer but I'm sure it's a trap :vroam:
Swing_n_Speed Posted March 7, 2013 Posted March 7, 2013 I'm not quite clear. Bush banned embryonic stem cell research right? What's the deal here? One extracted, these embryos are destroyed? I heard there is new technology in order which no more calls for the destruction of embryos. And all these destroyed embryos, where are they coming from? Now from what I gather haven't most of the practical advancements like transplants, curing blindness, cure of partial paralysis, possible cure of deafness etc come from adult stem cell research, or stem cells attained from umbilical cords? Is it possible that researchers in USA just screwed up? And Liberals found political gain from it? Just questions I have, no opinions.
The Outsider Posted March 7, 2013 Posted March 7, 2013 Without googling I would say it was an impact of Bush's policy. I am pretty sure that it's wrong and Cricaddcit put that choice up as a trick question.
Ram Posted March 7, 2013 Posted March 7, 2013 Well, when in doubt, I will always fall-back on the unwritten 11th commandment - Corporates are scumbags. I voted option 4.
Brainfade Posted May 7, 2013 Author Posted May 7, 2013 The correct answer is ©. The patient happened to be living in Berlin, where they had developed a special type of bone marrow cells. He did not get an embryonic stem cell transplant. Regardless, It is a common misconception that GWB, a Methodist, **banned** all stem cell research. He did not even ban human embryonic stem cell research. In Aug 2001, he signed an executive order restricting (not banning) a subset of research with human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). His order stopped federal funding for the development of NEW hESCs, but continued to fund hESC research that used the 21 existing hESC lines. Moreover, private parties were allowed to use non taxpayer money to develop new hESCs if they so pleased. Somatic stem cells (bone marrow, cord cells, iPS cells etc.) were completely unaffected by this order.
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