Pro-life stem-cell therapy."A South Korean woman paralyzed par·a·lyze tr.v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es 1. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic. 2. To make unable to move or act: paralyzed by fear. for 20 years is walking again after scientists say they repaired her damaged spinal cord spinal cord, the part of the nervous system occupying the hollow interior (vertebral canal) of the series of vertebrae that form the spinal column, technically known as the vertebral column. using stem cells stem cells, unspecialized human or animal cells that can produce mature specialized body cells and at the same time replicate themselves. Embryonic stem cells are derived from a blastocyst (the blastula typical of placental mammals; see embryo), which is very young derived from umbilical cord blood umbilical cord blood Transplantation A source of primitive and stem cells that can be used to reconstitute BM destroyed by aplastic anemia or by RT or chemotherapy for CA, lymphoproliferative malignancies. See Bone marrow transplantation, Stem cell therapy. ," reported the French AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. wire service on November 28. The woman, 37-year-old Hwang Mi-Soon, had been confined to bed for two decades following an accident. Standing upright and walking with the assistance of a metal walking frame during a press conference, Hwang described her treatment as a "miracle," adding: "I never dreamed of getting to my feet again." Stem cells, or "undifferentiated" cells, can be developed into various kinds of tissues. It is believed that stem-cell studies can unlock cures not only for injuries like that suffered by Hwang (as well as the late Christopher Reeve), but also degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. "Adult" stem cells are derived from several sources, including umbilical cord blood and human fat. Embryonic stem cells are cannibalized from unborn children, including abortion victims. Advocates of embryonic stem-cell experimentation insist that the benefits to be derived outweigh moral concerns over the use of human embryos--that is to say, involuntary donors. But as the AFP report pointed out, "umbilical cord umbilical cord (ŭmbĭl`ĭkəl), cordlike structure about 22 in. (56 cm) long in the pregnant human female, extending from the abdominal wall of the fetus to the placenta. stem cells trigger little immune response in the recipient"; embryonic cells, on the other hand, "have a tendency to form tumors when injected into animals or human beings." Most importantly, the use of adult stem cells does not involve the destruction of human individuals. |
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