Stem-cell revolution
Published Date:
21 November 2008
The success of the first organ transplant created entirely in a laboratory (your report, 19 November) ushers in a new era in which the mysteries of human health and disease are unravelled and heralds a promising scientific approach that could have the potential to soothe the dreadful suffering endured by patients afflicted with renal, heart, liver, pancreatic, eye and neurological diseases.
This technique could also address the alarming shortage of organ donations in the UK.
As Nobel Prize laureate in medicine Harold Varmus neatly put it: "It is not unrealistic to say that stem-cell research has the potential to revolutionise the practice of medicine."
This piece of news holds forth the promise of treatments and cures for some of the most debilitating diseases plaguing our nation. It should, therefore, be underpinned by government.
(DR) MUNJED FARID AL QUTOB
Collingham Road
London
The full article contains 145 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
20 November 2008 8:48 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
