Interesting advance in stem cell research

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Originally Posted by somerfrost

My concern would be the artificial creation of life, while there would be no "cloning", the result could be the same...the creation of an organism for "spare parts", or "improvements" of the species. I just finished watching the two years of Dark Angel...a great sci-fi TV show that deals with genetic engineering. I'm not saying that this science is a bad thing, it has the potential to provide great things but we must monitor least some cat decides mankind would be better if we could fly or jump higher etc.

Somerfrost,
Thanks for explaining. At this point, we're only talking embryonic stem cells from mice.
I put the Nature article up as my son works with a line of mice that he uses to determine cardio defects that cause "hole in the heart" for newborns.
This condition is evident in six of 10K live births (humans). The babies are immediately rushed from the delivery room to surgery, for open heart remedy.
It's my opinion that humans are more important than mice.
This is not about the "artificial creation of life", but rather, the quest to find ways to solve problems that cause it to be degenerated.
I'll go with those that quest to enhance life and resolve suffering.
Just my opinion.
DTS