Comments on: Stem Cells: Clean Your Own Side of the Street http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/ An American Expatriate -Upside Down Down Under Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:10:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kristine http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-7826 Kristine Fri, 09 May 2008 09:12:21 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/#comment-7826 Thanks, I found this very helpful. To find out more about Benefits of <a href="http://easystemcells.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Stem Cells</a> in Your own Body, please <a href="http://kristined.stemtechbiz.com/" rel="nofollow">-- Click here --</a> Thanks, I found this very helpful.

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]]> By: zamejias http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-2920 zamejias Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:10:11 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/#comment-2920 I agree on the last 2 statements. If only... But really is far different from that. I agree on the last 2 statements. If only… But really is far different from that.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-2890 Matthew Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:01:35 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/#comment-2890 Big pharma is probably conducting stem cell research. It just can take decades to get something on the market. They have no reason to publish, so we have no idea what they've discovered so far. Most science that I know of is funded by tax dollars. Not only is there a peer review system that makes sure the science is done correctly, there is a lot of politics involved in determining what science gets funded. Religion should stay out of science, it has enough people looking over its shoulder. It is not that they both can't get along, it is that they ask to very different questions. Science ask, how does things work and how did we evolve. Religion simple ask "why?" Big pharma is probably conducting stem cell research. It just can take decades to get something on the market. They have no reason to publish, so we have no idea what they’ve discovered so far.

Most science that I know of is funded by tax dollars. Not only is there a peer review system that makes sure the science is done correctly, there is a lot of politics involved in determining what science gets funded. Religion should stay out of science, it has enough people looking over its shoulder.

It is not that they both can’t get along, it is that they ask to very different questions. Science ask, how does things work and how did we evolve. Religion simple ask “why?”

]]> By: CDV http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-2875 CDV Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:09:16 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/#comment-2875 Who monitors religious leaders? Scientists do work under a loose ethical standard, but pretty much we regulate each other under the publishing/peer review system. I like the latter part of webducks comment as well and I think it is a great point. My only hope is that "nature" seems to have a way of evening things out in the end and I don't think that we can completely wipe out the variables that get thrown our way. Who monitors religious leaders? Scientists do work under a loose ethical standard, but pretty much we regulate each other under the publishing/peer review system.

I like the latter part of webducks comment as well and I think it is a great point. My only hope is that “nature” seems to have a way of evening things out in the end and I don’t think that we can completely wipe out the variables that get thrown our way.

]]> By: arizaphale http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-2873 arizaphale Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:02:57 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/#comment-2873 OK. This is tricky shit. If we leave science to the scientists and religion to the etc etc etc...who monitors the scientists? I am assuming you have Ethics Committees who can have input into practice? Also, if there was nothing to stop the big pharmas from conducting their own SS research....why didn't they?? What does that say??? Just a few layman's musings. OK. This is tricky shit. If we leave science to the scientists and religion to the etc etc etc…who monitors the scientists? I am assuming you have Ethics Committees who can have input into practice?
Also, if there was nothing to stop the big pharmas from conducting their own SS research….why didn’t they?? What does that say???
Just a few layman’s musings.

]]> By: KathyF http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-2870 KathyF Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:23:39 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/#comment-2870 I agree with Nathan above as well. We'll never know what could have been accomplished in all these years since that decision, just as we'll never know if we could have prevented a major event that took place a month later if the White House had heeded warnings that OBL was determined to strike in the US. But I digress. I agree with Nathan above as well. We’ll never know what could have been accomplished in all these years since that decision, just as we’ll never know if we could have prevented a major event that took place a month later if the White House had heeded warnings that OBL was determined to strike in the US.

But I digress.

]]> By: webduck http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-2796 webduck Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:22:59 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/#comment-2796 Excellent article! My first thought when I heard about the stem cell breakthroughs was that the politicians would (hopefully) leave that issue behind and focus on other things of importance. Since I am not a scientist, nor well-versed in any of this, I do wonder now if the method for doing this will get patented and only be available to the rich. On a colder note, I wonder about the effect it might have on population numbers if it becomes a mainstream medical practice. Would it be like going against the "prime directive" to help more people survive? I am not advocating that masses of people die, but at the same time, what are the consequences of larger populations? Will science have them live only to compete for food and water? Sorry, didn't mean to blather on... :) Excellent article! My first thought when I heard about the stem cell breakthroughs was that the politicians would (hopefully) leave that issue behind and focus on other things of importance. Since I am not a scientist, nor well-versed in any of this, I do wonder now if the method for doing this will get patented and only be available to the rich.

On a colder note, I wonder about the effect it might have on population numbers if it becomes a mainstream medical practice. Would it be like going against the “prime directive” to help more people survive? I am not advocating that masses of people die, but at the same time, what are the consequences of larger populations? Will science have them live only to compete for food and water?

Sorry, didn’t mean to blather on… :)

]]> By: JustJessie http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-2782 JustJessie Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:44:42 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/#comment-2782 Thanks, Chris! I don't pretend to be an expert on anything. I can't even claim to be well informed. I appreciate that you don't belittle people who have different opinions. One thing we definitely agree on is that it's time for a change in the White House! I think W would be great for laughs at a party, but not necessarily "leader of the free world" material. Thanks, Chris! I don’t pretend to be an expert on anything. I can’t even claim to be well informed. I appreciate that you don’t belittle people who have different opinions. One thing we definitely agree on is that it’s time for a change in the White House! I think W would be great for laughs at a party, but not necessarily “leader of the free world” material.

]]> By: CDV http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-2778 CDV Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:20:16 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/#comment-2778 That is a damn good point, Brewer, and one that hadn't occurred to me - surprising since I am on a huge anti-corporate rant lately. It all has the potential to become proprietary and a few pharma companies may control all the relevant treatments. That is a damn good point, Brewer, and one that hadn’t occurred to me – surprising since I am on a huge anti-corporate rant lately. It all has the potential to become proprietary and a few pharma companies may control all the relevant treatments.

]]> By: Nathan Brewer http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-2776 Nathan Brewer Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:09:22 +0000 http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2007/11/28/stem-cells-clean-your-own-side-of-the-street/#comment-2776 The other part of this that some people don't understand is that Bush's mandate was for public funding. There was nothing to stop private companies from creating and researching new stem cell lines. Keeping the research out of the public domain just increases the chances of consumers paying for any advancements in the future. The other part of this that some people don’t understand is that Bush’s mandate was for public funding. There was nothing to stop private companies from creating and researching new stem cell lines. Keeping the research out of the public domain just increases the chances of consumers paying for any advancements in the future.

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