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If I recall correctly, Dr. Kerr once said that stem cell therapy will and does work in laboratory experiments he has performed. The process involved inserting a large number of the little guggers to do their thing. Only a small percentage actually make it to the sight to be repaired and then only a smaller percentage do what they are intended to do. His question and concern is what happens to those stem cells that are just left wandering around, what they are doing, and what side effects they may have.
I'm sure his concern evolves around the wayward stem cells causing havoc, like locating somewhere and creating tumors. or the like.
I'll not get into the debate over the use of either embryonic or other stem cells, here. That might well be an item for discussion of list between those who want to debate it. It has been the subject of many list e-mails, and no solution or resolution has ever been established, and most probably never will be.
Hopefully, the cure, or at least significant improvement, of the debilitating results of TM will be developed in my life time, and I am getting old and tired while waiting for one.. Too many suffer from this as well as others who suffer from similarly related diseases that might benefit from one or another aspect of all research efforts.
Bob from Houston -Spring-, Texas
T-1 para, class of '94
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