"Miraculous" Stem Cell Progress Reported In China 429
destinyland writes "In China's Guangdong Province there's been 'almost miraculous' progress in actually using stem cells to treat diseases such as brain injury, cerebral palsy, ataxia and other optic nerve damage, lower limb ischemia, autism, spinal muscular atrophy, and multiple sclerosis. One Chinese biotech company, Beike, is now building a 21,500 square foot stem cell storage facility and hiring professors from American universities such as Stanford. Two California families even flew their children to China for a cerebral palsy treatment that isn't available in the US. The founder of Beike is so enthusiastic, he says his company is exploring the concept of using stem cells to extend longevity beyond 120 years."
Watch out for chinese stem cells (Score:4, Funny)
Re:A Dying Breed (Score:1, Funny)
But then what would they have to froth at the mouth at? I mean, without the frothing-mouthed lunatic fringe out there, someone might actually pay attention to the destructive current Jimmy Carter 2.0 administration's constant mistakes...
Re:A Dying Breed (Score:2, Funny)
Now if only we could prevent access to those people, the problem would work itself out in a few decades!
You know, the same way we should prevent Creationists from getting flu shots.
Who wants to live that long? (Score:2, Funny)
Methuselah lived 900 years.
Methuselah lived 900 years.
But who calls that livin' when no gal will give in
to no man who's 900 years?
Re:If there is genuine life extension... (Score:5, Funny)
More money is currently spent on research into skin treatments, breast augmentation, and penile enlargement/enhancement treatments, than neurodegenerative disease (like alzheimer's) treatments.
In other words, in 20 years' time the world is going to be full of 80-year-old people with firm skin, perky tits, big throbbing erections, and absolutely no fucking memory of what to do with them.
Re:A Dying Breed (Score:2, Funny)
The human race has a poor history of deciding who of us are "people".
Well said. By the way, my cat is now a person - she has been denied personhood for too long now!
The truth is, she wants to marry her same-sex life partner, an unemplanted embryo named Zoe. They make a lovely couple. When Zoe grows up, she wants to eat solid foods and have brain activity (and extremities!). She's quite precocious, we're all so proud.
Re:Sounds Like Cold Fusion (Score:2, Funny)
Killing yourself to "go someplace better" doesn't really count as desertion.
Re:Societal cost (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Complete bullshit (Score:3, Funny)
and pet food that killed dogs.
Sure, it's bad news for the dogs, but it's PARTYTIME for the restaurants!