Another interesting fact about stem cells is that embryonic stems used in experiments in mice have always failed, that is, the mice die.  Adult stems, on the other hand, work.  At this point, it would seem to the ethical scientist that the proper direction in which we ought to concentrate our attention would be with the adult stems.  The supply is bountiful - with so many overweight Americans - and it is ethical to harvest them. They hold the greatest promise for the future.

That's not to say that embryonic stem research can't be done at all; far from it.  A small degree of research could continue, because there is a limited supply of embryonic stems that have already been harvested.  This research is already being done in privately funded laboratories.

My bone of contention with the whole stem cell issue is that the Demoncats, er, I mean Democrats, insist on purveying lies that "stem cell research can't go on till" (take your pick): 

1)"the ban on embryonic stem research is lifted"

[there's no ban on research, just harvesting new stem cells from embryos]

2)"the ban on funding for stem cell research is lifted"

[there's no across-the-board funding ban, only federal funding of embryonic stem research]

3)"stem cell research can only move forward if we lift the ban on human cloning"

[cloning has nothing to do with stem cell research]

It really makes me mad to see such outright lies being spouted.  If you do a Google search on stem cell research, a mere 30 minutes of reading will demolish all of their liberal/socialist/democrat baloney.  Why would they lie?  Well, if you haven't already figured out that politicians & bureaucrats always have an agenda, then you need to wake up & smell the putrefaction!

These baby-killing scumbags see a grand opportunity in making an election-season issue out of stem cell research.  They want people to think that it is banned "because of those evil, heartless, Republicans" and Bush in particular.  If they can't deceive people with that canard, they fall back onto the lie that only embryonic cells are the viable sort needed to find cures for so many diseases and other disabilities.  Some even want to, in the name of stem cell research, lift the ban on human cloning.  Why?  I think I can explain.

I can see why these enemies of decency and freedom are so hung up on embryonic stems... they want to use this issue to throw open the doors on unlimited, on-demand abortion; to the final solution envisioned by eugenicist Margaret Sanger (founder of Planned Parenthood).  That final solution is the legalization of the harvesting of human fetuses for organ replacements.  Here's where they are going to go with this:

·They will claim that research with stem cells can only be done with the embryonic tissue found in aborted fetuses and unused test tube fetuses, and only that particular tissue is suitable;

·That the only way to develop the large numbers of embryos needed for the research, aside from abortions, would be to lift the ban on human cloning and establish a program to grow entire "crops" of embryos;

·That barring the abolition of the human cloning ban, the nation must embrace an expansion of on-demand abortion to meet the need for embryonic stem cells;

·That the end product of this plan, is to perfect this technology that would allow the ultra-wealthy and the powerful to live many times longer than the rest of us 'peasants' by being able to replace any part of the human body that decays and fails to function.  This would not only be the major organs, but with the technology emerging, would include all the systems of the whole body.

Eventually, this would eliminate all major invasive procedures and allow medical experts to "reprogram" an ailing body at the genetic, sub-cellular level.  The new world order elites, after all, envision themselves as gods on earth, and their outrageous investments in these medical technologies is for the purpose of ensuring that they outlive everyone else (that's you and me).  Longevity, after all, can be twisted into a form of control; particularly if the human lifespan can be extended to the point where someone's quality of life could be extended several years beyond the extreme limits of everyone else's total lifespan.  The tyrant that is healthy and vibrant while you rattle and wheeze on your deathbed can effectively enslave your grandchildren!

This is no longer science fiction nor is it paranoid.  Documentary filmmaker Alex Jones covers these and other issues.  For more info, visit http://www.prisonplanet.com/archive_brave_new_world.html#cloning...

Stem cell research can, and will, continue without the need to resort to killing embryos - provided that we push hard to hold liberals morally accountable.  Of course, with the approach of the planned national ID card (http://www.infowars.com/print/ps/national_id.htm), we'll be too busy fighting to be not enslaved to notice what some godless scientist is cooking up in the lab.  But that's another editorial.

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Stem Cell Research and the Spin Factor

By William Flatt- October 12, 2004

Two days ago, actor Christopher Reeve passed away at the age of 52.  He was a tremendous advocate of stem-cell research, which is already underway here and in Israel.  No doubt, his recent passing will underscore the debate on stem cell research in Congress and in the upcoming presidential election.  However, some facts need to be shared with the public if this debate is not going to be used for vulgar political gain.

What the vast majority of people are not being told by the mainstream, establishment media is that there are two forms of stem cell research; one is restricted (and for good reason, which I will explain later) and the other is not.

The form of stem cell research currently being done mostly involves adult stem cells.  Not only are they viable, but preferred over embryonic stem cells.  The practical application of adult stem cells begins with unnecessary body fat.  Yes, you heard me right!  It seems that as members of the International Fat Applied Technology Society will discuss at their meeting this week, fat is a little-discussed source of stem cells, those versatile biological building blocks that can morph into a variety of tissues. Researchers say that stem cells, derived from fat, might someday provide replacement tissue for treating such conditions as Parkinson's disease, heart attacks, heart failure and bone defects. In other words, don't poke fun at the heavy people you meet.  They just might someday save your life.

Adult stem cells are also found in bone marrow and elsewhere, and theoretically could be taken from the very people who would be treated with them.  In recent years, scientists have found evidence that stem cells can turn into a wide variety of cell types.  While such studies have focused largely on cells from marrow, fat has "certainly been overlooked as a potential source of stem cells," says Dr. Adam Katz, a plastic surgeon who studies the fat-derived cells at the University of Virginia. Actually, it's probably the most practical source, he said.

Imagine... anyone who's seriously overweight could get a tax-deductible liposuction operation at their local hospital, provided that the product of the liposuction (the fatty wastes) were saved and donated to stem-cell research!

On the other hand, there's the other kind of stem cell, on which research is restricted.  These are embryonic stem cells.  When stem cells are taken from an embryo, the embryo is destroyed.  That's an abomination to those of us who consider an embryo to be developing human life, and it's no different than abortion.  Murder by any other name is the still the same.  Fortunately, President Bush prohibited the use of federal money for research using embryonic stem cells, a step that Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has said he will reverse if elected.  Kerry, of course, supports abortion.  Apparently he is not as Catholic as he is a Liberal Socialist...