Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Embryonic Stem Cells: They Just Can't Figure Out How To Make 'Em Safe for Patients

Among the insoluble problems scientists face in trying to use embryonic stem cells in practical medicine is the regularity of rejection, the tendency of ESCs to develop into tumors, and the very scary issue in which some ESCs appear to be pre-cancerous.

Wesley J. Smith comments here on a recent study publicized by Nature Reports Stem Cells that suggests that the "healthiest appearing ES cells" may, in fact, be the most dangerous of all.