The Stem Cell Divide: The Facts, the Fiction, and the Fear by Michael Bellomo
By Michael Bellomo
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Extra info for The Stem Cell Divide: The Facts, the Fiction, and the Fear Driving the Greatest Scientific, Political, and Religious Debate of Our Time
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The infant science of biology would need a great deal of time before it could even come up with theories to attempt to explain the “what” and the “why” for these things. EARLY GLIMPSE OF STEM CELL RESEARCH When looking at the history of cellular biology, it is worth noting one more curious set of experiments performed by Abraham Trembley on his hydras. While not as attention-grabbing as his assertions of asexual development, they are much more pertinent to the modern study of stem cells and the regeneration of tissue.
Rather, it is a miracle with a decidedly older origin—one that is found in nature. T MYTH AND NATURE Writers from as far back as ancient Greece claimed that many creatures could regrow parts of their bodies, particularly their limbs. Undoubtedly, the best known of all of these accounts is the story of the Greek hero Hercules and his battle with the Hydra. The gods had ordered Hercules to serve Eurystheus, the king of Mycenae, for twelve years. As part of his sentence, Hercules had to perform twelve Labors, feats so difficult that they were deemed impossible to carry out by ordinary men.
Anyone who has spent time gardening is already familiar with the secrets of totipotency from nature. For example, taking a tiny portion of a plant, or a “cutting,” can be used to grow an entire new plant. Simply taking some specialized plant cells and placing them in a growth medium—much the way modern stem cell researchers put embryonic cells into cellular medium in dishes or flasks—is actually enough to start the process. Experienced botanists and gardeners know the two main limitations of this sort of work.


