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October 31, 2004

Selling Out for Science

By the time Californians go to the polls this week, they will have endured months of Biology 101 lectures from celebrity activists such as eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and producer Doug Wick. Seeing Hollywood and Silicon Valley types pushing their favorite causes—in this case, Proposition 71, a $3 billion research initiative for human embryonic stem cells—is nothing new in California. Seeing scientists do so is another matter. Hans Kierstead of the University of California's Reeve-Irvine Research Center announced shortly before Election Day that he had succeeded in coaxing human embryonic stem cells into producing highly purified brain cells called oligodendrocytes, then injected them into rodents with bruised spines. After nine weeks, the rats regained their ability to walk and run. The results were "thrilling and humbling," said Kierstead. "The humbling part is that the cells are so incredibly powerful."

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Posted by thinkingmachine at October 31, 2004 03:48 PM

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