future scientists maybe able to grow human lungs and simply remove and
replace the damaged lung. So far it appears that major steps have been
made to make this feasible for lung transplants. In the United Kingdom
a specialized team of researchers at the Imperial College London used
embryonic stem cells and had them grow into cells found in the lungs
of adults. Lung cells, which allow oxygen to cross into the blood
stream where made. Although this maybe a decade or so away, it is
possible to make this procedure a simple process. It is also
theoretically possible to make these tissues from other types of adult
stem cells, which avoids the political stem cell debates, which have
been a firestorm of controversy, between religious doctrines and
modern bio scientists. Currently it is hard for a lung cancer victim
to get a transplant, which is a close enough match for a viable risk
of rejection, but this could change all that some day.
Master cells or stem cells can be coaxed into becoming any number of
types of cells you want them to be with proper directions. It is also
fair to say that this research could lead to repairing damaged
sections of the lungs after cancer treatment and restore the lungs to
full capacity. There is obviously significant work to be done, but
this of course is a major step indeed. Modern Medicine is moving along
extremely fast and we are solving many of the problems we face in
beating cancer. For now we must all live strong and soon the human
race will no longer have to worry about cancer. Think on this.
"Lance Winslow" - If you have innovative thoughts and unique
perspectives, come think with Lance; www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs
