Re:Bullshit (Score 1)

Bravo, you must be a scientist. We continually look at stem cells, but the truth is one could look at cord blood and see a better response perhaps than with stem cells. As you know, when cells even begin to end stage differentiate, their ability to be incorporated into local tissue is reduced or eliminated. Further, many researc hers (myself included) believe that one needs the "gimmish" effect, i.e. having a natural "cocktail" of cells surrounding them. Finally, I believe that if there are no "chemoattractants" there is no reason to have stem cells aggregate in the affected area. with long term pathology, there is a tendency to down regulating the chemoattractants at the site of injury. In the end, I believe we will see more done in neurapathic disease with cord blood than with stem cells. You should look at the work of Paul Sanberg at University of South Florida for more data in this area. Best, WayneF2000