Stem Cell Research

[RedStal95]

Funny, almost all the replies are against it, but most of the votes are for it....? Come on people voice your opinions!

[LightningGSX]

I am very much for it.I realistically don't see much of a downside to it, other than the morality issues pertaining to where the cells come from(and personally I don't find it immoral).I also don't see any way this could be used for evil, could someone explain? I doubt it will lead to any significant increase in population or significantly increase average life span either.As with most things pertaining to cloning, genetics, etc as you get into the technical issues/aspects, you will see nature kinda has a way of protecting itself.Things such as telomeres give a very finite living age to genetic material, so more than likely an organ "generated" from a 40 year olds(for instance) genetic material, will be a 40 year old organ.Brain cells have a very finite age as well, and regardless of what anyone thinks/says we will never be able to grow a new brain, not a working one at least.

Regardless of what it is, I firmly believe, we as humans should sieze any and all possible opportuintiies in the advancement of science, big or small, moral or immoral.Advancements that would equally allow every human the opportunity of long life(no I don't consider embryos human life, precursor to, but not human life), have the most merit in my book.As far as playing god, someone has to.

BTW When I die my head will be cryogenically preserved at Alcor in Scottsdale, Arizona(I am serious no joke).Its things such as stem cells and nanotechology that may allow them to grow me a new body sometime in the distant future.

http://www.alcor.org/