Re: Creating stem cells from adult cells?

[Murray Charters <Murray_Charters@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 23 Feb 00 at 8:32, Bill Innanen wrote: (in part)
> Has anyone else heard of this particular line of research?

Read about Michael West here....


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There is a Stem Cell Journal...


Have a good day ................ murray

On 23 Feb 00 at 8:32, Bill Innanen wrote:

> Friends,
>
> There was a story on the ABC "World News Tonight with Peter Jennings"
> last night (22 Feb.) about the possibility of immortality.  A bit
> farfetched, but they had an interesting interview with one Michael
> West, who is experimenting with techniques for turning adult cells
> into embryonic stem cells.  From what was said the technique is much
> like cloning, except that the cloned egg is not allowed to grow
> beyond an early stage.
>
> The obvious advantage to this is, of course, that the stem cells thus
> produced would be *your* stem cells -- no rejection.
>
> While the story was talking about organ replacements leading to
> immortality, once you have stem cells in hand you might be able to do
> something about PD.
>
> Here's the URL of an article on the ABCNews.com web site about this.
> I've included what I consider the most relevant quote for those who
> don't wish to look up the entire story.  Watch out for the URL being
> word wrapped by the e-mail programs - it's a long one.
>
> 
> ature.html
>
> >One possible way to get there is with human embryonic stem cells -
> >cells that can form every kind of human tissue.
> >
> >      Normally, these cells only exist for a few days at the very
> >beginning of life. Now, human embryonic stem cells can be created in
> >the lab.
> >
> >      "The concept here is to take a cell from your body," explains
> >West, "and put it back into an egg cell, [as] sort of a time
> >machine, taking it back in time to the beginning of life, where we
> >can make all these powerful cells that can become any cell or tissue
> >type for you."
> >
> >      Finding the way to turn those embryonic stem cells into human
> >organs - in particular, the parts that break down with age, such as
> >a heart or a liver - is the next big step.
> >
> >      There are already promising results in animals.
>
>
>
> And here is the transcript of the TV story, again with the most
> relevant quotes:
>
> 
> ion_trans_west.html
>
> >The concept here is to take a cell from your body, for a patient
> >that needs a new kidney or a new liver tissue, and to take that cell
> >and put it back into an egg cell, sort of a time machine, taking it
> >back in time to the beginning of life, where we can make these all
> >powerful cells that can become any cell or tissue type for you
> >that's your own cells that will not be rejected by your body.
>
> <snip>
>
> >MICHAEL WEST: I think the exciting point of where we're at today is
> >the hardest step of all, making the clock run in reverse; taking an
> >old cell, making it young again, taking a cell from a patient that
> >was a skin cell and taking it back in time to make these
> >all-powerful stem cells. I think that's the real miracle of
> >medicine. That's the most difficult step, and that step we've
> >accomplished. I think we still have challenges ahead of us to
> >bringing these technologies to the clinic to help people who are
> >sick. I think those challenges are less daunting than those which we
> >have all ready accomplished.
>
>
> Has anyone else heard of this particular line of research?
>
> Best,
> Bill
> --
> Bill Innanen                     <mailto: Bill.Innanen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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