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Old 01-07-2007, 03:14 PM   #8
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I also hope that the research into using stem cells for spinal cord injuries continues to come along... my cousin had an accident 2 years ago and is now a quadriplegic at age 28.
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Why is it that researchers can do almost anything on rats, but not humans for stem cell research? Is it the stem cell itself, the environmental influences (ie. region of the rats brain?) ... obviously its not a black and white, either or question, but a general idea is what I'm looking for.

There's a project I might be doing next semester on sorting stem cells. Not exactly stem cell reserach per se, but getting you researchers more stem cells to work with.
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