BBC News reported that, "New nerves grown from stem cells taken from a patient's fat could be available by 2011." Enough of these cells could be used to heal hundreds of people. It's not many, but is definitely a start. Again, the research that produced these results was done on rats--I'm not exactly sure how humans are similar to these disgusting creatures--but still researchers are placing much emphasis on these findings.
According to Professor Giorgio Terenghi UK Centre for Tissue Regeneration,after receiving this stem cell transplant, "The patients will not be able to tell that they had ever 'lost' [the feeling to] their limb." How scientists accomplish this procedure is by extracting stem cells from fat tissue and then coax the cells into
becoming neurons - nerve cells - in the laboratory, which can form into anything.
The frequency of nerve injury is one in every 1,000 of the population. So, in other words, it's a common injury. And we can remedy this issue by not using embryos, so why aren't we? America seriously doesn't mind losing its status as the predominant and once innovative country it use to be. Does everything have to be related to the I-Phone to gain attention? Or can we can focus on health care for a second?
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