Comments on: Creating Liver Tissue from Bone Marrow Stem Cells

Creating Liver Tissue from Bone Marrow Stem Cells

jason's_planet — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:58:46 -0800

For the first time, researchers have used adult bone marrow stem cells to regenerate healthy human liver tissue, according to a study published in the April issue of the journal Radiology.

By: IronLizard

IronLizard — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:01:21 -0800

Oh, good. Now they just need to do the lungs and I'm set.

By: exogenous

exogenous — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:12:57 -0800

I'll drink to that.

By: Lentrohamsanin

Lentrohamsanin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:30:36 -0800

WE ARE ALL GOING TO LIVE FOREVER. There's no way I'm reading this article which will undoubtedly kill my buzz from the headline.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:13:14 -0800

Once thought to be untreatable, liver cancer is still hard to treat. This is amazing news jason's_planet. Metastatic, or secondary, liver tumors have spread to the liver from a cancer elsewhere in the body. Because one of the liver's main functions is to filter blood, cancer cells from other parts of the body may become lodged in the liver and become tumors. The most common type of metastatic liver tumors are those caused by colon cancer that has spread to the liver. What's been astonishing to me this week as well is info about "printing" new bones, muscle and possibly in the near future, organs: Bio-ink printer makes stem cells differentiate. Bio Ink Jet Printing Muscle And Bone.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:20:33 -0800

This looks like a great result; anyone have access to the full paper? Thanks j_p.

By: jason's_planet

jason's_planet — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:51:10 -0800

Full-text access is limited to subscribers. Here's the free abstract.

By: kjs3

kjs3 — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:12:30 -0800

You mean I can keep drinking? Cheers!

By: stbalbach

stbalbach — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:15:51 -0800

live forever Yeah if you don't mind dozens of surgeries and millions of dollars. "Barbaric", as Leonard McCoy would say.

By: chairface

chairface — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:37:07 -0800

I have faith that science will soon let me drink up my new liver stem cells in a delicious daiquiri.

By: The Power Nap

The Power Nap — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:50:01 -0800

Yay! Seriously.

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:39:29 -0800

Wake me up out of my sugar coma when they get to the pancreas.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:27:21 -0800

"Barbaric", as Leonard McCoy would say. See, that's where you lost me.

By: nighthawks

nighthawks — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:38:25 -0800

Can I start drinking again?

By: available

available — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 23:51:07 -0800

Yeah, don't mean to rain on anyone's parade but this was published in Radiology...not the most prestigous journal.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:45:02 -0800

Yeah, don't mean to rain on anyone's parade but this was published in Radiology...not the most prestigous journal. Wrong. Radiology is the most prestigious journal in its field. Guess what field that is.

By: jason's_planet

jason's_planet — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:34:39 -0800

What's been astonishing to me this week as well is info about "printing" new bones, muscle and possibly in the near future, organs: Bio-ink printer makes stem cells differentiate. Bio Ink Jet Printing Muscle And Bone.

Oh, yeah! I've heard about that stuff. Verrry interesting. And that technology has a huge potential to help people. Thank you for posting those links, nickyskye. Thanks j_p. You're welcome, sir. Anytime!

By: available

available — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:13:01 -0800

Wrong. Radiology is the most prestigious journal in its field. Guess what field that is. posted by Mister_A at 6:45 AM on March 30 ....Research with crummy controls? No wait, I got it! It's the stuff that's not good enough to be accepted into any top-tier or even mid-level journal. Published in Radiology, that'll make my career.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 06:00:40 -0800

Radiology bought my high school poems, and didn't pay!

By: homunculus

homunculus — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:51:44 -0800

Public Strongly At Odds With Bush's Position on Stem Cells

By: homunculus

homunculus — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 01:34:14 -0800

Heart valve grown from stem cells: British scientists have grown part of a human heart from stem cells for the first time.