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# Where's the Fun in That?
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/1939/
- Published: 2005-08-07T11:43:54.000Z
- Updated: 2005-08-07T11:43:54.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: Politics, #wpChunk

What killjoys. This won't allow us to kill babies and it doesn't pit our fears against unborn babies, which is what abortion zealots want.

> Scientists looking for easier and less-controversial alternatives to stem cells from human embryos said on Friday they found a potential source in placentas saved during childbirth.

> They described primitive cells found in a part of the placenta called the amnion, which they coaxed into forming a variety of cell types and which look very similar to sought-after embryonic stem cells.

> With 4 million children born in the United States each year, placentas could provide a ready source of the cells, the team at the University of Pittsburgh said.

> It is not yet certain that the cells they found are true stem cells, said Stephen Strom, who worked on the study. But they carry two important genes, called Oct 4 and nanog, which so far have only been seen on embryonic stem cells.

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