[Mistwraith]

Originally Posted by Tomkat

I'd have thought it was stem cells from embryos, as more celltypes can be produced from them. From the website though, apparently it's adult stemcells.

Yahwe, you should be quiet about stemcells - I remember you telling me I was "wrong" when the doctors told me I'd have to have some of my stemcells removed and then placed back inside me after a particularly intense set of chemo (to get my immune system back up and running quicker, after it was blasted). Your knowledge in the area is laughable


On another note, having a needle stuck into my bone marrow and stem-cells removed from it is one of the most unpleasant experiences I've ever had.

I dont think the general public, myself included know that much about stemcell research, and automatically think embryos when its mentioned because thats all we hear it in conjunction with in the press, i certainly didnt realise there were adult ones until you mentioned it, it is probably a common misconception .