Stem cells made from eggs
Depending on which side you're on, this could either be a life saving discovery, or a scientific moral dilemma. The Associated Press Reports this morning that scientists have found a way to create stem cells from women's unfertilized eggs. Here's a snippet of the story that I'm sure will make the rounds today.
NEW YORK - Scientists say they've created embryonic stem cells by stimulating unfertilized eggs, a significant step toward producing transplant tissue that's genetically matched to women.
The advance suggests that someday, a woman who wants a transplant to treat a condition like diabetes or a spinal cord injury could provide eggs to a lab, which in turn could create tissue that her body wouldn't reject.Ethicists disagreed on whether the strategy would avoid the long-standing ethical objections to creating embryonic stem cells by other means.