Human blood vessels grown in mice

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Scientists have used human cells to grow new blood vessels in a mouse for the first time, a US journal reports.

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[shahana]

hmmm....

Unlike more controversial stem cell therapies, which might require cells taken from an embryo, these progenitor cells can be harvested from the blood or bone marrow of an adult, or from the umbilical cord.

didnt scientists find a way to turn fibroplasts into a pluripotent state last year?
So...this solved the issue that using embryos were unethical.

Im for methods that dont involve using animals as research...so i prefer the fibroplast method.

[shahana]

this was the link
BBC NEWS | Health | Skin transformed into stem cells

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Originally Posted by shahana

hmmm....

didnt scientists find a way to turn fibroplasts into a pluripotent state last year?
So...this solved the issue that using embryos were unethical.

Im for methods that dont involve using animals as research...so i prefer the fibroplast method.

I'm confused. How does the method of obtaining the stem cells influence whether or not animals are used to grow them? I admit I'm not in an entirely sober state, but from where I'm sitting they appear to be two entirely different things.