stem cell research just got easier - ethically speaking

bajenaghe naghi
by bajenaghe naghi
01-Mar-2009
 

the other day i got talking to a customer who often comes into our store. she has a full hejob so i knew she was a muslem. she told me that she is from the UAE and is a professor at a university. she is here in this country doing stem cell research. well, that is something i am very interested in and so i had all kinds of questions to ask her. the thing i was not aware of and which piqued my interest was that scientists and doctors no longer need to get involved with embryonic stem cells. now they are working with adult cells. they take the grown up cells from the patient and program them back to their beginning and then they re-program these "new" cells in a way to produce the tissues they want to produce. one great advantage of this procedure is that since the tissue is produced from the patient's own cells, there is not going to be any rejections. so i asked her how long will it take to make a piece of liver large enough for transplant. she said about a month. but the problem is that it is not economically feasible to produce tissues this way yet and also they are having some problems with older cells. the cells of older patients are more difficult to be reprogrammed. so the younger the patient the better chance of using his cells to produce organs.  thousands of people die every year needlessly due to the lack of organs. it is easy to register and become an  organ donor and save not one but may be two or three lives.   

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bajenaghe naghi

o jan

by bajenaghe naghi on Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:12 AM PST

i am so sorry to read what you have written. i know you believe in every thing you say, but please don't let your anger and self righteousness come in the way of helping someone even if he or she thinks differently from you and has a different philosophy of life and after life and has made wrong decisions and in your opinion is less than a human being. you be a better human being and give.


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bajenaghe naghi

anonymous fish jan

by bajenaghe naghi on Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:05 AM PST

i have been a registered organ donor for more than twenty years. i also give blood whenever i am short of money ;-) it is easy to register and give someone the ultimate gift. 


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bajenaghe naghi

ebi jan

by bajenaghe naghi on Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:00 AM PST

there are so many ill people that are counting the days till they get well again using this procedure. the day will come, and hopefully sooner than later. 


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bajenaghe naghi

i have a crush on alex trebeck jan

by bajenaghe naghi on Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:40 AM PST

yes i was in europe. on my way to the  united states i had rather a long stop over in england. 


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bajenaghe naghi

irandokht jan

by bajenaghe naghi on Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:53 AM PST

i am famous in bringing tears to many eyes, whether it is tears of joy or pain. i am a compassionate conservative, which shows through. 


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bajenaghe naghi

cellule jan

by bajenaghe naghi on Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:47 AM PST

sorry my english is just like these old cells-useless. what i really mean to say is that the cells of an older person is difficult to be used in this process. 


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like to donate, except for a few points

by ~O~~~~~~O~~OO~~~O~~ (not verified) on Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:37 AM PST

I cannot in good conscience donate an organ to certain groups of people:

1. Selfish and irresponsible people: I can never, ever donate anything to an alcoholic. They made the wrong choice. Likewise, I can never, ever donate anything to a smoker, or druggie. The made the wrong choice.

2. People whose moral and belief systems are not alligned with me at least 90%.

3. I cannot donate to people with strong religious affiliations.

And since, there is no such system in place for me to know in advance, I will never donate.


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anonymous fish

BN... you've raised TWO very important issues

by anonymous fish on Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:06 AM PST

the very important issue of organ donation.  it's so easy to register yourself and just the thought that someone might benefit from my tired old organs makes me feel better.

secondly, i am hopeful that adult and umbilical stem cell research will gain more attention.  with no moral issues to consider, the government could and SHOULD fund research into alternate sources of viable cells.

great article... thanks!!!!


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I Have a Crush on Alex Trebek

BN jan, have you ever lived in Europe?

by I Have a Crush on Alex Trebek on Mon Mar 02, 2009 05:51 AM PST

I'm just curious because your brand of conservatism/rightness strikes me as the European brand. You understand the basic things government should do (health care, education), but don't approve of going further. 

I'm sorry if it's too forward. You don't have to answer if it is too nosy. It's just fascinating to me because it shows how medieval the Republicans in USA tend to be. 


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ebi amirhosseini

Bajenaghe AZIZ !!!

by ebi amirhosseini on Mon Mar 02, 2009 02:18 AM PST

You said it all!. My neighbor who is an MD & works at NIH; like you,is very hopeful that a lot can be done on stem cell research.

sepaas

Ebi aka Haaji


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IRANdokht

BN jan

by IRANdokht on Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:28 PM PST

You have no idea how heartwarming it is to see that you have embraced a liberal point of view on this subject!  Especially reading your comment to Marge just brought tears of joy to my eyes...

IRANdokht


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What?..Science?

by Cellule (not verified) on Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:03 PM PST

Cells are constantly renewed in a living tissue.
What do you mean "old" cells.??


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bajenaghe naghi

i have a crush on alex trebeck jan

by bajenaghe naghi on Sun Mar 01, 2009 09:50 PM PST

thank you and yes we are way too behind but now that these vicious no good conservative are out of power the research can be carried out with full power. one thing that is on our side is the amount of money that this country can spend on this which is enormous-much more than any other country. 


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bajenaghe naghi

miny jan

by bajenaghe naghi on Sun Mar 01, 2009 09:44 PM PST

thank you for your nice comments. 


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bajenaghe naghi

mokhless jan

by bajenaghe naghi on Sun Mar 01, 2009 09:43 PM PST

khejalatemoon nade dige. 


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bajenaghe naghi

shazde asdola mirza jan

by bajenaghe naghi on Sun Mar 01, 2009 09:41 PM PST

please don't wait to long for your cells get old. cheers mate. ;-)


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I Have a Crush on Alex Trebek

america is so behind

by I Have a Crush on Alex Trebek on Sun Mar 01, 2009 08:08 PM PST

God. Can you imagine where we could be in this field if we hadn't wasted money and energy on wars? Anyway, this is an interesting science and now when you have a baby, you are given the option of saving the stem cells in case of an illness. It costs about 2500 dollars. Obviously you can tell who is and is not opting for it.

Great blog! 


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Yeah a good thought....and

by Miny (not verified) on Sun Mar 01, 2009 06:49 PM PST

Yeah a good thought....and good science....and a good article!


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I need a new brain

by mokhless (not verified) on Sun Mar 01, 2009 06:46 PM PST

I need a new brain


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Shazde Asdola Mirza

BN jaan: nice and heavy, thanks.

by Shazde Asdola Mirza on Sun Mar 01, 2009 06:28 PM PST

خوشم میاد که صافم رفتی‌ سراغ جیگر یدک!

با این همه جین و تونیک خوشمزه، منم باید هر چه زودتر اقدام کنم!


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