Subjects were given a math test and then fed a meal with bovine protein or a placebo protein. The study will evaluate its surfactant product against currently available ones. The Food and Drug Administration official said that a similar study could be viewed as unethical in the U.S.The Discoveries Lab. Many are worried about the exploitation of of the poverty stricken. Trenton N.J. Scientists are extracting stem cells from placentas.
Stem cells are immature cells that can be cohorsed into maturing into specified tissue types.
Untill now stem cells have been taken from bone marrow and umbilical cords. Taking cells from bone marrow is extreamly painfull and umbilical cords dont carry a large amount of stem cells. The placenta however is discarded after birth and contains many bloodvessels and stem cells. The placenta is kept on life support untill doctors are ready for it. The hope here is to provide tissues that can be harvested to treat diseases.