Man in remission from blood cancer and HIV after remarkable treatment

Post by trdtaylor1 » Wed, Feb 28, 2024, 6:34 PM UTC

colechristensen wrote: post #4

ilaksh wrote: post #2

Here's a dumb question: is it possible to culture stem cells? Or make more of them? Or does every stem cell have to be donated?

You can build stem cell lines that reproduce stem cells. You can also "go backwards" from skin stem cells to fully featured stem cells. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3584308/ >Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, are a type of pluripotent stem cell derived from adult somatic cells. They have been reprogrammed through inducing genes and factors to be pluripotent. iPS cells are similar to embryonic stem…

Post by FooBarWidget » Wed, Feb 28, 2024, 6:39 PM UTC

Post by rzzzt » Wed, Feb 28, 2024, 6:47 PM UTC

23kfuhfsdf wrote: post #6

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Post by pkaye » Wed, Feb 28, 2024, 6:56 PM UTC

FooBarWidget wrote: post #13

Are these sorts of treatments available anywhere in Europe?

Post by basisword » Wed, Feb 28, 2024, 7:01 PM UTC

FirmwareBurner wrote: post #16

FooBarWidget wrote: post #13

Are these sorts of treatments available anywhere in Europe?

On our underfunded government socialized healthcare systems? No way. Those who are minted go to the US or Switzerland for best cutting edge treatments and prosthetics.