Long-Term Culture of Stem Cells from Adult Human Liver

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Post by signa11 » Thu, Dec 25, 2014, 1:35 AM UTC

Long-Term Culture of Stem Cells from Adult Human Liver
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Re: Long-Term Culture of Stem Cells from Adult Human Liver

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Post by lotsofmangos » Thu, Dec 25, 2014, 5:38 AM UTC

We are getting within spitting distance of a revolution here.

The convergence of stem-cell research, gene therapy, bio-printing, cybernetics, prosthetics and AI may make the concept of human seem somewhat antiquated rather rapidly.

Also, as an extra bonus, it will probably confuse the shit out of all but the most creative of racists.

Re: Long-Term Culture of Stem Cells from Adult Human Liver

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Post by signa11 » Thu, Dec 25, 2014, 7:37 AM UTC

lotsofmangos wrote: post #2

We are getting within spitting distance of a revolution here. The convergence of stem-cell research, gene therapy, bio-printing, cybernetics, prosthetics and AI may make the concept of human seem somewhat antiquated rather rapidly. Also, as an extra bonus, it will probably confuse the shit out of all but the most creative of racists.

yup indeed. the fact that they were able to use the donor cells, and expand them in-vitro is imho, a major deal.

here is the link to an excellent summary of this achievement from "bopplegurp" on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/2qabhs/functional_a...

Re: Long-Term Culture of Stem Cells from Adult Human Liver

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Post by timplayingcards » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 12:48 PM UTC

Great news here! This could be the beginning of a major breakthrough in regenerative medicine, especially with liver disease being one of the top causes of death in the US.

Re: Long-Term Culture of Stem Cells from Adult Human Liver

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Post by timplayingcards » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 12:49 PM UTC

Great news here! This could be the beginning of a major breakthrough in regenerative medicine, especially with liver disease being one of the top causes of death in the US.