British scientists grow human liver in a lab

[Bulldogcakes]

<p>&nbsp;</p><h1><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=413551&in_page_id=1770&ico=Homepage&icl=TabModule&icc=NEWS&ct=5" target="_self" title="British scientists grow human liver in a lab">British scientists grow human liver in a lab</a></h1><p>&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>
British scientists have grown the world's first artificial liver from
stem cells in a breakthrough that will one day provide entire organs
for transplant.
</p><p>The technique that created the 'mini-liver', currently the size
of a one pence piece, will be developed to create a full-size
functioning liver.
</p><p>Described as a 'Eureka moment' by the Newcastle University
researchers, the tissue was created from blood taken from babies'
umbilical cords just a few minutes after birth.
</p><p>As it stands, the mini organ can be used to test new drugs,
preventing disasters such as the recent 'Elephant Man' drug trial.
Using lab-grown liver tissue would also reduce the number of animal
experiments.
</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Vote for Bush, this stem cell bullshit is going nowhere. &nbsp;</p>

[BoondockSaint]

Where can I order one?&nbsp; And how soon will they be selling kidneys?

[Tenbatsuzen]

<p>STAPLES, NOW!!!!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[FezPaul]

<p><strong><font face="courier new,courier,monospace" size="2">Now I'm starvin', hey Earl...</font></strong></p><p><strong><font face="courier new,courier,monospace" size="2">Somebody had to.</font></strong></p>

[Marc with a c]

i could go for some farva beans

[torker]

<strong>BoondockSaint</strong> wrote:<br />Where can I order one?&nbsp; And how soon will they be selling kidneys? <p>Kidneys?&nbsp; I'm pretty sure they've be available for a while.</p><p><img height="312" src="http://www.foodforum.org.uk/graphics/unitops/mspie.jpg" width="323" border="0" /></p><p>Wacky Brits.</p>

[FUNKMAN]

<p>i like chicken liver on a cracker</p><p>hopefully this success continues. but what if people start living longer and longer, what will happen when social security runs out? &nbsp;</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by FUNKMAN on 10-30-06 @ 10:16 PM</span>

[Gvac]

<p>Looks like I'm about to start drinking heavily again!</p><p>Grow me a couple!&nbsp;</p>

[HBox]

<p>i like chicken liver on a cracker<span class="postbody"><p>hopefully
this success continues. but what if people start living longer and
longer, what will happen when social security runs out?&nbsp; <br /></p></span></p><p><img width="355" height="320" border="0" src="http://www.progets.com/simpsons/pics/holding%20box%20of%20Soylent%20Green.gif" /></p><p>or </p><p><img width="257" height="375" border="0" src="http://dvdmg.com/logansrun.jpg" /> </p><p><font color="Navy"><font size="2">Whichever you prefer.</font></font><br /></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by HBox on 10-30-06 @ 10:22 PM</span>

[A.J.]

<strong>Gvac</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Looks like I'm about to start drinking heavily again!</p><p>Grow me a couple!&nbsp;</p><p>And throw in a set of lungs for us smokers!</p>

[FUNKMAN]

<strong>A.J.</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Gvac</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Looks like I'm about to start drinking heavily again!</p><p>Grow me a couple!&nbsp;</p><p>And throw in a set of lungs for us smokers!</p><p>and another hand... for us second hand smokers</p>

[furie]

this is the kind of cloning that i don't have a problem with.

[angelinad128]

Even though this news come a little to late to help my mom, it's great news for the future.

[jeffdwright2001]

<img height="355" src="http://www.pennmanor.net/schools/hs/canady/web_page_web_class/matts_portfolio/ye_ol_wagon/photo_menu_2/liver_and_onion.jpg" width="470" border="0" />

[Dougie Brootal]

i'll take a pancreas!

[Tall_James]

<p>Speak up...my mouse can't hear you</p><p><img height="177" src="http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/mouse-ear.jpg" width="211" border="0" /></p>

[MadMatt]

<p>This is phenomenal!&nbsp; Think about the implications - doctors could use your umbilical cord to start a stem cell line, keep it growing throughout your lifetime, and be able to provide whatever organs or tissue you need if there is an emergency.&nbsp; I'm not talking &quot;The Island&quot; or &quot;The Clonus Horror,&quot; but growing organs one at a time, as needed.&nbsp; </p><p>Of course since Bush and the Republicans have halted the creation of new stem cell lines, this could never happen.&nbsp; Get out and vote people!</p>

[Tenbatsuzen]

<p><img height="218" src="http://images.nfl.com/photos/img6348851.jpg" width="145" border="0" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Got a spleen?</p>

[Kevin]

<strong>torker</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>BoondockSaint</strong> wrote:<br />Where can I order one?&nbsp; And how soon will they be selling kidneys? <p>Kidneys?&nbsp; I'm pretty sure they've be available for a while.</p><p><img height="312" src="http://www.foodforum.org.uk/graphics/unitops/mspie.jpg" width="323" border="0" /></p><p>Wacky Brits.</p><p>I can not even begin to imagine why you would want to eat a Kidney Pie.</p>

[MadMatt]

<strong>Kevin</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>torker</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>BoondockSaint</strong> wrote:<br />Where can I order one?&nbsp; And how soon will they be selling kidneys? <p>Kidneys?&nbsp; I'm pretty sure they've be available for a while.</p><p><img height="165" src="http://www.foodforum.org.uk/graphics/unitops/mspie.jpg" width="199" border="0" /></p><p>Wacky Brits.</p><p>I can not even begin to imagine why you would want to eat a Kidney Pie.</p><p>Uuuhhhhhhh, because you are hungry?&nbsp; </p><p>To be fair, it is an aquired taste.&nbsp; Like R&amp;F have mentioned before, if you have it when you are young and don't know any better you can eat almost anything.</p>

[ChimneyFish]

<strong>A.J.</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Gvac</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Looks like I'm about to start drinking heavily again!</p><p>Grow me a couple!&nbsp;</p><p>And throw in a set of lungs for us smokers!</p><p><strong><em><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif" size="2">If we get that, I am all set to live a long and healthy life.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smoke.gif" border="0" /><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/drunk.gif" border="0" /></font></em></strong></p>

[blakjeezis]

Bro, steak and kidney pie is fucking delicious! Anyone who says different is gonna end up rolling around on the floor with me.

[Bulldogcakes]

<p>If were going to be cloning people's organs, sign me up for this guy's shlong. </p><p><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://foros.riff-fanzine.com/images/avatars/107512179943c64ee55f629.jpg" />&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[CaptClown]

<strong>MadMatt</strong> wrote:&nbsp; <p>Of course since Bush and the Republicans have halted the creation of new stem cell lines, this could never happen.&nbsp; Get out and vote people!</p><p>Since an embryo supposedly&nbsp;wasn't destroyed in the creation of&nbsp; or formation of this liver, why would Bush and the Republican party, the various right to life groups care? Are you confusing the various types of stem cells?&nbsp;</p>

[narc]

_{Has someone told Alkey yet?<br />}

[TheMojoPin]

<strong>blakjeezis</strong> wrote:<br />Bro, steak and kidney pie is fucking delicious! Anyone who says different is gonna end up rolling around on the floor with me. <p>I think that's called &quot;banging the mash.&quot;</p>

[Gvac]

<strong>A.J.</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Gvac</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Looks like I'm about to start drinking heavily again!</p><p>Grow me a couple! </p><p>And throw in a set of lungs for us smokers!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now yer talkin' AJ!</p><p>This is what science is truly about; finding ways to cure us once we willfully and deliberately destroy ourselves. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

[Fez4PrezN2008]

<strong>MadMatt</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Kevin</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>torker</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>BoondockSaint</strong> wrote:<br />Where can I order one?&nbsp; And how soon will they be selling kidneys? <p>Kidneys?&nbsp; I'm pretty sure they've be available for a while.</p><p><img height="165" src="http://www.foodforum.org.uk/graphics/unitops/mspie.jpg" width="199" border="0" /></p><p>Wacky Brits.</p><p>I can not even begin to imagine why you would want to eat a Kidney Pie.</p><p>Uuuhhhhhhh, because you are hungry?&nbsp; </p><p>To be fair, it is an aquired taste.&nbsp; Like R&amp;F have mentioned before, if you have it when you are young and don't know any better you can eat almost anything.</p><p>Cooking instructions: Boil the piss out of it....</p>

[FUNKMAN]

<strong>Fez4PrezN2008</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>MadMatt</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Kevin</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>torker</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>BoondockSaint</strong> wrote:<br />Where can I order one?&nbsp; And how soon will they be selling kidneys? <p>Kidneys?&nbsp; I'm pretty sure they've be available for a while.</p><p><img height="165" src="http://www.foodforum.org.uk/graphics/unitops/mspie.jpg" width="199" border="0" /></p><p>Wacky Brits.</p><p>I can not even begin to imagine why you would want to eat a Kidney Pie.</p><p>Uuuhhhhhhh, because you are hungry?&nbsp; </p><p>To be fair, it is an aquired taste.&nbsp; Like R&amp;F have mentioned before, if you have it when you are young and don't know any better you can eat almost anything.</p><p><strong>Cooking instructions: Boil the piss out of it....</strong></p><p>that's kind've how they make holy water except they take tap water and boil the <strong>hell</strong> out of it</p>

[Gaia]

<strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br /><p>i like chicken liver on a cracker</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;It's 6 am; Country Kitchen should be open !!!!!&quot;</p>

[Bulldogcakes]

<h1><p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=415156&in_page_id=1774&ico=Homepage&icl=TabModule&icc=NEWS&ct=5" target="_self" title="Stem cell cure for heart attacks">Stem cell cure for heart attacks</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p></p></h1><p>
Emergency heart attack patients will be injected with their own stem cells in a dramatic new treatment.
</p><p>The procedure, being pioneered by British doctors, holds out hope of a 'cure' as the stem cells repair damaged heart muscles.
</p><p>The low-cost treatment, which involves removing stem cells from
the patient's bone marrow, could be given within a few hours of a heart
attack. </p><p>It is intended to stop patients suffering further attacks and
developing heart failure, something existing treatments fail to do in
many cases. </p><p>If the initial trials in London are successful, the treatment is likely to be extended to NHS hospitals across the country.
</p><p>Researchers have called the project - the first of its kind in
the world - &quot;very exciting&quot; and say it could have a significant impact
on the annual toll of deaths from heart disease. </p><p>As well as saving lives, it would also reduce the
&pound;7billion-a-year burden of heart attacks on the economy through
hospital admissions, drug prescriptions and lost working days. </p>Heart disease is the biggest killer in the UK. <h1><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></h1>