<div>It wasn't old news for me, thanks Jeff.</div>
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<div>There's a big difference between "wow we've got this great theory about using stem cells to treat spinal damage" and "Human Tests of Embryonic Stem Cell Treatments Planned". Excellent.<br><br>-- 
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 09/08/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jeff Davis</b> <<a href="mailto:jrd1415@gmail.com">jrd1415@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">In some ways it's old news, but it's good news, hopeful news, extropic news.<br><br>One thing, if and when it proves successful, the whole Luddite stem
<br>cell obstructionism is going to suffer a crushing blow.  That's good,<br>hopeful, and extropic as well.<br><br>Human Tests of Embryonic Stem Cell Treatments Planned<br><br>A California biotech company expects to begin trials of a treatment
<br>for spinal cord injuries next year.<br><br><br><a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17256&ch=biotech&sc=&pg=1">http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17256&ch=biotech&sc=&pg=1
</a><br><br>--<br>Best, Jeff Davis<br><br>              "Everything's hard till you<br>                    know how to do it."<br>                             Ray Charles<br>_______________________________________________
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