Guest guest Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 I love to talk to people about leaving their body to science...if you donate your organs that is fantastic. But I hope that if I donate my "leftovers" to science, it can save at least one animal from being used! Does anyone know how to "sign up" for this? Do you find a particular medical school?heartwerk <jo.heartwork wrote: UK scientists have applied for permission to create embryos by fusing human DNA with cow eggs. Researchers from Newcastle University and Kings College, London, have asked the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority for a three-year licence. The hybrid human-bovine embryos would be used for stem cell research and would not be allowed to develop for more than a few days. But critics say it is unethical and potentially dangerous. Liberal Democrat MP Dr Evan Harris - a member of the Commons Science and Technology Select Committee - said: "If human benefit can be derived by perfecting therapeutic cloning techniques or from research into subsequently-derived stem cells, then it would actually be immoral to prevent it just because of a 'yuck' factor." Stem cell research is one of the most promising areas of medical science. You may begin to undermine the whole distinction between humans animals and humans Calum MacKellar Stem cells are the body's master cells and five-day-old embryos are packed with them - each with the potential to turn into any tissue in the body. It is this ability which scientists want to harness to treat diseases such as Parkinson's Disease, strokes and Alzheimer's Disease. To do that, they need to have access to thousands of embryos for research. Short supply The problem is that human eggs for research are in short supply and to obtain them women have to undergo surgery. That is why scientists want to use cows' eggs as a substitute. They would insert human DNA into a cow's egg which has had its genetic material removed, and then create an embryo by the same technique that produced Dolly the Sheep. The resulting embryo would be 99.9% human; the only bovine element would be DNA outside the nucleus of the cell. It would, though, technically be a chimera - part-human, part-animal. The aim would be to extract stem cells from the embryo when it is six days old, before destroying it. If human benefit can be derived by perfecting therapeutic cloning techniques or from research into subsequently-derived stem cells, then it would actually be immoral to prevent it just because of a 'yuck' factor Dr Evan Harris The quality and the viability of stem cells would then be checked to see if the technique had worked. The scientists also plan to examine the way the cells are reprogrammed after fusion to see if there are useful processes they could replicate in the laboratory. Lead researcher Dr Lyle Armstrong said: "If we can learn from the egg cell how to make embryonic stem cells without having to use an animal egg at all then some day we may be able to cure diseases such as Parkinson's disease, or better still some of the age-related diseases which are creating such a burden on society." Dr Stephen Minger, from King's College London, said: "The current state of the technology is such that literally hundreds of human ooctyes (eggs) from young women will be required to generate a single human embryonic stem cell line. "Therefore we consider it more appropriate to use non-human oocytes from livestock as a surrogate. "We feel that the development of disease-specific human embryonic stem cell lines from individuals suffering from genetic forms of neurodegenerative disorders will stimulate both basic research and the development of new medicines to treat these horrific brain diseases." 'Undermining humanity' Professor Robin Lovell-Badge, head of developmental genetics, National Institute for Medical Research, said: "This is a very rational step: to learn what you can using animal eggs, which are readily obtainable, before moving on to valuable human eggs when or if this becomes necessary." Everyone is raving about the all-new Mail beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 in california, you do it when you get your drivers license..you can donate organs or your body to science.. fer you limeys Human Tissue Authority Finlaison House 15-17 Furnival Street London EC4A Lis Zur Nov 9, 2006 5:30 PM LEAVING BODY TO SCIENCE I love to talk to people about leaving their body to science...if you donate your organs that is fantastic. But I hope that if I donate my "leftovers" to science, it can save at least one animal from being used! Does anyone know how to "sign up" for this? Do you find a particular medical school?heartwerk <jo.heartwork wrote: UK scientists have applied for permission to create embryos by fusing human DNA with cow eggs. Researchers from Newcastle University and Kings College, London, have asked the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority for a three-year licence. The hybrid human-bovine embryos would be used for stem cell research and would not be allowed to develop for more than a few days. But critics say it is unethical and potentially dangerous. Liberal Democrat MP Dr Evan Harris - a member of the Commons Science and Technology Select Committee - said: "If human benefit can be derived by perfecting therapeutic cloning techniques or from research into subsequently-derived stem cells, then it would actually be immoral to prevent it just because of a 'yuck' factor." Stem cell research is one of the most promising areas of medical science. You may begin to undermine the whole distinction between humans animals and humans Calum MacKellar Stem cells are the body's master cells and five-day-old embryos are packed with them - each with the potential to turn into any tissue in the body. It is this ability which scientists want to harness to treat diseases such as Parkinson's Disease, strokes and Alzheimer's Disease. To do that, they need to have access to thousands of embryos for research. Short supply The problem is that human eggs for research are in short supply and to obtain them women have to undergo surgery. That is why scientists want to use cows' eggs as a substitute. They would insert human DNA into a cow's egg which has had its genetic material removed, and then create an embryo by the same technique that produced Dolly the Sheep. The resulting embryo would be 99.9% human; the only bovine element would be DNA outside the nucleus of the cell. It would, though, technically be a chimera - part-human, part-animal. The aim would be to extract stem cells from the embryo when it is six days old, before destroying it. If human benefit can be derived by perfecting therapeutic cloning techniques or from research into subsequently-derived stem cells, then it would actually be immoral to prevent it just because of a 'yuck' factor Dr Evan Harris The quality and the viability of stem cells would then be checked to see if the technique had worked. The scientists also plan to examine the way the cells are reprogrammed after fusion to see if there are useful processes they could replicate in the laboratory. Lead researcher Dr Lyle Armstrong said: "If we can learn from the egg cell how to make embryonic stem cells without having to use an animal egg at all then some day we may be able to cure diseases such as Parkinson's disease, or better still some of the age-related diseases which are creating such a burden on society." Dr Stephen Minger, from King's College London, said: "The current state of the technology is such that literally hundreds of human ooctyes (eggs) from young women will be required to generate a single human embryonic stem cell line. "Therefore we consider it more appropriate to use non-human oocytes from livestock as a surrogate. "We feel that the development of disease-specific human embryonic stem cell lines from individuals suffering from genetic forms of neurodegenerative disorders will stimulate both basic research and the development of new medicines to treat these horrific brain diseases." 'Undermining humanity' Professor Robin Lovell-Badge, head of developmental genetics, National Institute for Medical Research, said: "This is a very rational step: to learn what you can using animal eggs, which are readily obtainable, before moving on to valuable human eggs when or if this becomes necessary." Everyone is raving about the all-new Mail beta. As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there's a twilight where everything remains seemingly unchanged, and it is in such twilight that we must be aware of change in the air, however slight, lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness. William O. Douglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 It is possible to do this here in UK too, you have to get your next of kin to agree to it and lodge a letter with your doctor. Then it is usually up to the nearest medical school to take your body after death, there are specific research projects to get involved in too if you have an illness which researchers are studying. , Lis Zur <purplemoon2928 wrote: > > I love to talk to people about leaving their body to science...if you donate your organs that is fantastic. But I hope that if I donate my " leftovers " to science, it can save at least one animal from being used! > Does anyone know how to " sign up " for this? Do you find a particular medical school? > > heartwerk <jo.heartwork wrote: > UK scientists have applied for permission to create embryos by fusing > human DNA with cow eggs. > > Researchers from Newcastle University and Kings College, London, have > asked the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority for a three- > year licence. > > The hybrid human-bovine embryos would be used for stem cell research > and would not be allowed to develop for more than a few days. > > But critics say it is unethical and potentially dangerous. > > Liberal Democrat MP Dr Evan Harris - a member of the Commons Science > and Technology Select Committee - said: " If human benefit can be > derived by perfecting therapeutic cloning techniques or from research > into subsequently-derived stem cells, then it would actually be > immoral to prevent it just because of a 'yuck' factor. " > > Stem cell research is one of the most promising areas of medical > science. > > You may begin to undermine the whole distinction between humans > animals and humans > > Calum MacKellar > Stem cells are the body's master cells and five-day-old embryos are > packed with them - each with the potential to turn into any tissue in > the body. > > It is this ability which scientists want to harness to treat diseases > such as Parkinson's Disease, strokes and Alzheimer's Disease. > > To do that, they need to have access to thousands of embryos for > research. > > Short supply > > The problem is that human eggs for research are in short supply and > to obtain them women have to undergo surgery. > > That is why scientists want to use cows' eggs as a substitute. > > They would insert human DNA into a cow's egg which has had its > genetic material removed, and then create an embryo by the same > technique that produced Dolly the Sheep. > > The resulting embryo would be 99.9% human; the only bovine element > would be DNA outside the nucleus of the cell. > > It would, though, technically be a chimera - part-human, part-animal. > > The aim would be to extract stem cells from the embryo when it is six > days old, before destroying it. > > If human benefit can be derived by perfecting therapeutic cloning > techniques or from research into subsequently-derived stem cells, > then it would actually be immoral to prevent it just because of > a 'yuck' factor > > Dr Evan Harris > > The quality and the viability of stem cells would then be checked to > see if the technique had worked. > > The scientists also plan to examine the way the cells are > reprogrammed after fusion to see if there are useful processes they > could replicate in the laboratory. > > Lead researcher Dr Lyle Armstrong said: " If we can learn from the egg > cell how to make embryonic stem cells without having to use an animal > egg at all then some day we may be able to cure diseases such as > Parkinson's disease, or better still some of the age-related diseases > which are creating such a burden on society. " > > Dr Stephen Minger, from King's College London, said: " The current > state of the technology is such that literally hundreds of human > ooctyes (eggs) from young women will be required to generate a single > human embryonic stem cell line. > > " Therefore we consider it more appropriate to use non-human oocytes > from livestock as a surrogate. > > " We feel that the development of disease-specific human embryonic > stem cell lines from individuals suffering from genetic forms of > neurodegenerative disorders will stimulate both basic research and > the development of new medicines to treat these horrific brain > diseases. " > > 'Undermining humanity' > > Professor Robin Lovell-Badge, head of developmental genetics, > National Institute for Medical Research, said: " This is a very > rational step: to learn what you can using animal eggs, which are > readily obtainable, before moving on to valuable human eggs when or > if this becomes necessary. " > Everyone is raving about the all-new Mail beta. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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