About the stem cells...

Post by **Esrever** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:46 am

I thought he was a carpenter!

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 4:47 am

lifeless conglomerates of cells

lol

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:26 am

It depends. I know I'd support it if it was MY life on the line.

DarkPrime · Post by **DarkPrime** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:50 am

Squirrelknight wrote:Stem cell research could've saved Padme.

...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

SHOCKING REVELATION:

Midichlorians are Stem Cells.

More Political commentary, or perhaps the truth is stranger than fiction?

Discuss.

smiths32 · Post by **smiths32** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:49 am

So, stem cells give us knowledge of the force?

Post by **Segaholic2** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:40 am

You mean so stem cells are actually the most retarded and useless plot device ever invented by man?

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:02 pm

You mean so stem cells are actually the most retarded and useless plot device ever invented by man?

Stem cells are Super Saiyan levels?

Ash Holt · Post by **Ash Holt** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:23 pm

chriscaffee wrote:
lifeless conglomerates of cells
lol

Nope, not gonna do it.

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:16 pm

Nope, not gonna do it.

You might as well since you weren't a big enough person to ignore it.

Ash Holt · Post by **Ash Holt** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:22 pm

chriscaffee wrote:
Nope, not gonna do it.
You might as well since you weren't a big enough person to ignore it.

NOOOOOO!

IrkenSnax · Post by **IrkenSnax** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 1:46 am

This topic reminded me of something, I don't know if this has been mentioned before, but...

http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/002462.html

Sonic can help cure Alzheimer's and Parkinson's!

Protodude · Post by **Protodude** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:03 am

Sonic...Hedgehog....Gene?

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:28 am

Old news!

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 12:26 pm

There's also a Pokemon gene.

Brazillian Cara · Post by **Brazillian Cara** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 4:18 pm

Protodude wrote:Sonic...Hedgehog....Gene?

Indeed, colonel.

The Scarlet Scorpion · Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:44 pm

Warning, long post ahead. It's thoughtful, though, so have at it, possums.

Personally, I'm all for it. I'm not just saying this because of the fact that several off my relatives have had dementia and both of my parents have had cancer, I'm just saying it because A.) they're embrionic stem cell, and thus they have no brain, heart, or any other vital organ; B.) whilst in the embrionic stage, and even to a lesser extent when they're foetuses, they are part of the mother's body (I say to a lesser extent because by the time the... entity, for lack of a better term, becomes a foetus, it has developed opperational vital organs); C.) for the most part, they're using embrios slated for destruction because they've gone unused at their fertility clinic (and heck, the South Koreans didn't even use embrios -- they just grew celular tissue from D.N.A. placed in donated ova); and D.) why speak about hypothical persons instead of genuine ones (by what I mean, almost no spermatazoa are ever used in baby making, whether they dodn't reach the ova in time, die unused in the male body, or are simply wanked away. Similarly, almost no ova are ever fertilized, whether because the ova go unfertilized and disposed of during mensturation, or simply wither up in the long period between birth and puberty, which happens to millions of ova in each and every girl/woman on the planet. However, if you're born, you're not a hypothesis; there's no denying you exist).

Also, there is a horrid misconception about stem cell research, which has even worked it's way into Hollywood (read: "The Island"); when scientists talk about stem cells being used to replace damaged/defective body parts, they're not talking about making whole human clones and cutting them up. Instead, they want to take stem cells, put in the D.N.A. needed to make the specific body part, and then just grow, say, an arm or a kidney. Scientists have already successfully created artificial liver, ear, and heart tissues, among others, and the Korean team has gone a long way to making this feasable outside of a laboratory.

I'm also in favor of contraception for both adults and teenagers, as well as a woman's right to choose (except during the third trimester, 'cause that's just gross... by that point, if you don't want the baby, just give him/her up for adoption, as it's already got the required brain activity and heartbeat, after all).

Sorry if I went on too long. To save you all the agravation, I"ll save my witicisms for another post, and keep this from going on any longer. kthnx!!!111!1!!

Post by **Delphine** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:58 pm

BABY KILLER

The Scarlet Scorpion · Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:16 am

Del wrote:Jesus was a myth. OH I WENT THERE.

Personally, I'll like to think that religious fanatics are crank called late at night by Jesus, Abraham, Muhammed, Buddha, or whomever else they want to have imaculate babies with. I can picture it now...

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*Ring-ring!*

Fred Phelps: Hello?

Jesus: Is your refrigerator running?

*various angelic giggles*

Phelps: Uh... yeah.

*A loud explosion is heard.*

Jesus: Not anymore, it's not.

*Click.*
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Nate wrote:You mean so stem cells are actually the most retarded and useless plot device ever invented by man?

Zeta wrote:Stem cells are Super Saiyan levels?

And here I thought they were just responsible for Glen Hallitt's "Transformers" stories (an army of Nightbirds? Now there's a retarded and useless plot device if I ever did see one...).[/fanboy rant]

Del wrote:BABY KILLER

Blarrr! I'm an evil liberal and I'll kill your embrios, let your teenagers know about sex, and make you pay Social Security taxes! BLARRRR!

plasticwingsband · Post by **plasticwingsband** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:21 am

Good lord.

The Scarlet Scorpion · Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:24 am

What now, God damn it?!

Is my satire too sharp? Did you put out an eye upon it?

plasticwingsband · Post by **plasticwingsband** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:55 am

The Scarlet Scorpion wrote:What now, God damn it?!

Is my satire too sharp? Did you put out an eye upon it?

Yes, that's right. Your incredibly sharp and dangerous wit has blinded me.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:22 am

Warning: Do not allow TSS's wit near infants, small children, pets, or other vaginas.

The Scarlet Scorpion · Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:58 am

That is quite possibly the greatest compliment I have ever recieved. I will cherish it with all my shriveled, blackened heart. Even if you were being sarcastic. Which you probably were. Even so, it's still pretty darn awesome to hear.

Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:00 am

Baba O'Reily wrote:Warning: Do not allow TSS's wit near infants, small children, pets, or vaginas.

I thought he was a vagina.