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This Web-only article is a special rich-media presentation of the feature, "Your Inner Healers," which appears in the May 2010 issue of Scientific American. The presentation was created by Zemi Media.
April 22, 2010 | 11
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11 Comments
Add Commentexcellent article...interesting format...it seems to me the goal should be to be able to convert a "skin" cell into any of the "i believe it was 220" cell types and "stop" it there(ie no cancer)...good luck on your endeavors...i hope the 10 year thing comes to pass....
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisCan they be auto-induced? And might this explain many of the so-called "miracles" that believers attribute to divine intercession?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisEoin
I've been trying to get some feedback as to a theory of mine. I have been asking WHY wouldn't the simple act of bloodletting 'release' those undifferentiated stem cells which the body seems to need ?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisNormally in a state of 'slight anemia' found in pre-menopausal women and vegetarians the body is constantly renewing red blood cells due to the always 'lowering' of red blood cell count DOWN to that point where the body produces stem cells / undifferentiated cells BUT when the body is ALWAYS 'topped up' the NUMBER of newly formed cells goes DOWN and therefore the undifferentiated cells goes down.
The phlebotomy would FORCE the body to produce these undifferentiated cells at a HIGHER 'rate' .. ?
In theory ..
Imho ..
I would love to see more interactive content like this. Very nicely done!
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisVery exciting. With these tremendous opportunities to cure disease and save lives on the horizon one has to ask why the US has instead decided to spend so much money on technologies to end life. The tea partiers are quick to try and block attempts to expand healthcare, but seemingly uninterested in cutting back on military spending which is greater than all the western nations plus china combined. What do you stand for, life or death? The right wing has clearly spoken in this regard.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisthis is great - both the iPSc work and SCIAM's new effort. Hope we can find cures for most of the potential diseases even though there are many constraints (legal and ethical) for scientists it is absolutely excellent .
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisits a great effort- both by the scientists who are into developing iPSCs and SCIAM for bringing the whole new type of article to us. is the any room for treating cancer? it may be the cure for some of the diseases and hats off ! to those scientist who are doing great beyond the legal and ethical constraints.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisI wonder if the integration of small RNA-Mediated Epigenetic Modifications studies in plants could lead to some more promising new directions. We know that the potential exists and yet, to be able to produce the effect will be very difficult to say the least. Has anyone seen or heard of any epigenetic studies related to this very interesting area of research? Could some similar RNA-directed DNA methylation that has been done in plants have a practical use here?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisA subject close to my heart, I wish I could have enjoyed it. Yet, your poor choice/use of technology made it too distracting to enjoy. I hope you will reconsider your methodology next time.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisThis is a subject close to my heart as well. We already use autologous stem cell infusions for patients undergoing high dose chemotherapy and total body irradiation for some cancers. From a personal perspective, I wonder how this could be used for those of us who have multiple auto-immune mediated disorders where cellular receptor sites have been severely damaged. An interesting presentation indeed!
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisAn interesting theory
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