Here's a rare example of candor from the MSM about the extreme danger (let alone uselessness in establishing medical progress) of embryonic stem cell experimentation.No, the AP story doesn't describe the huge success adult stem cells have provided on a number of fronts and yes, it ends with the usual (though completely unwarranted) hype that fetal stem cells have a marvelous potential somewhere over the rainbow but, still, to get even this much from the AP about the failure of such practices is notable. Here's excerpts from the report:
A family desperate to save a child from a lethal brain disease sought highly experimental injections of fetal stem cells—injections that triggered tumors in the boy's brain and spinal cord, Israeli scientists reported Tuesday.
Scientists are furiously trying to harness different types of stem cells—the building blocks for other cells in the body—to regrow damaged tissues and thus treat devastating diseases. But for all the promise, researchers have long warned that they must learn to control newly injected stem cells so they don't grow where they shouldn't, and small studies in people are only just beginning...
