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That’s a sad shock. The news won’t be the same without him.
A tremendous leader Peter Jennings was for ABC News. I will most remember his calming voice, his great reporting all night long on the 2000 Gore/Bush selection … he was polished and professional.
Maybe, through some genetic stem cell research, we could have saved him. But, you know how it goes Peter, President Bush wasn’t overly concerned about rescuing former President Reagan either …
God Speed.
Well, that was classy.
Peter: Not that I disagree with you about stem cell research, but this isn’t the time or place for that.
I hope there is some discussion of the dangers of cigarette smoking and the industries the profit from addictions– killing many talented people like Jennings.
Wow…so first John Edwards tells me that embryonic stem cell research will get Christopher Reeve out of his wheelchair. No you tell me it can extend the life of a 92-year-old Alzheimer’s patient AND cure lung cancer.
I just may have to change my position on the matter.
Jenning’s death is certainly the end of an era. He will be missed – not just because of the newsman he was, but because he represented a time when we actually believed the stories that the press told us.
Lakewood: The point is until we explore and do the “research”, we have no idea what the limits of stem cell techonology will or will not do. I’d agree its too early to state that we could cure Reeves or Jennings, or give an elderly man back his mind, but before Pasteur, who would have thought that moldy bread would someday give the world apowerful antibiotic that would save millions of lives?!?
Without research who knows what we can or cannot accomplish.
I disagree that “we have no idea what the limits” are with this. I’m told scientists do have indications of what may come from the research and none have ever suggested a cure for cancer lies at the end. I’m also told (again, I’m no scientist) that adult stem cell research has been more productive and is more promising.
Finally, it’s not as if there is a ban on such research. But they have limited the amount of federal dollars devoted to it.
Reckless claims by politicians notwithstanding, I don’t think the idea of mass-producing human embryos and then destroying them in the name of science sits too well with a lot of folks.
Do the research! Just don’t do it with my tax dollars. It really is that simple. The President didn’t say that there shall be no research.
peter – is it possible for you to make 1 post and not be a strident partisan?
I don’t disagree with you about the need for stem cell research but this thread is not the place for petty partisanship.
Lakewood,
Adult stem cells as well as umbilical stem cells have already proven results. In other countries, embryonic stem cells are beginning to show even more stunning results, but those efforts are hampered by the political weight they bear. President Bush’s decision to limit embryonic stem cell lines fundable by Federal dollars has resulted in a Herculean effort to clean the descendants of these lines from the contamination they had from Mouse proteins; this effort will take several more years and millions of dollars of Federal research that might have gone into actual development work, and when that work is complete, there is no guarantee that the cell lines will in actuality be clean.
As to results, there is growing evidence that Alzheimer’s can be reversed to some extent, and a recent (Korean?) experiment has shown positive results in restoring extensive nerve damage.
We are losing a global battle for the future of this technology over a religious argument over the vivification stage of an eight-celled blastocyst. This is the kind of research that will guide the biotech and pharmaceutical industries in the decades to come; much of this work is being done by small start-up companies, and Federal grant assistance is key to the success of many biotech startups.
Okay, that diversion out of the way: Jennings is a loss to news journalism; I can only hope that ABC News can replace him with someone as dedicated to reporting with passion and objectivity.
DEAR CANCER LOVERS:
If you don’t think that genetics and stem cell research can save the lives of people, then when you go to the store and see a ripe red apple, that tastes good, remember that that genetic research altered the DNA of that apple to make it an improved apple. Personally, I like good apples than the bad diseased ones.
Further:
Baby’s blood saves mother: Umbilical stem cells: Offspring-to-parent Montreal transplant may be a first
National Post
Saturday, October 26, 2002
Page: A2
Section: News
Byline: Aaron Derfel
Dateline: MONTREAL
Source: The Gazette
MONTREAL – In what might be a world first, doctors at Royal Victoria Hospital transfused a woman suffering from leukemia with the umbilical cord blood of her baby daughter.
Seven months later, 27-year-old Patrizia Durante is in complete remission and credits her daughter with saving her life.
“I gave my daughter life, and then she gave mine back,” Ms. Durante said yesterday, cradling 13-month-old Victoria. “It’s a miracle. She was meant to be born to save me.”
Umbilical cord blood is usually banked for later use by the child should it develop a life-threatening illness such as leukemia.
Dr. Pierre Laneuville, director of hematology at the McGill University Health Centre, said he believes the offspring-to-parent transplant is the first of its kind in the world.
Ms. Durante’s case highlights growing interest by doctors in using umbilical cord blood as an alternative to bone marrow transplants.
Umbilical cord blood is rich in hemopoietic stem cells — the kind of cells that can rebuild a blood system damaged by heavy doses of chemotherapy. In Ms. Durante’s case, the stem cells regenerated her blood system and destroyed the residual cancer cells in her body.
“We are now in an era where we are realizing scientifically and medically that we have sources of stem cells that can become other tissues and can be used therapeutically,” Dr. Laneuville said. “And the most accessible source and the one we’re throwing in the garbage all the time are these cord cells.”
Ms. Durante, a Laval financial advisor, learned she was suffering from acute myloid leukemia when she was 26 weeks pregnant with Victoria, her first child.
“It was terrifying,” she recalled. “I was afraid for the baby. I was afraid of dying and not being there for my daughter. It was very stressful and difficult for my family.”
Ms. Durante underwent moderate doses of chemotherapy while pregnant. She did not respond to the drugs, so her doctors decided to induce labour so they could switch to high doses without risking harm to the baby. On Sept. 2, 2001, Victoria was born two months premature, weighing three-and-a-half pounds. She was placed in an incubator while her mother renewed her chemotherapy.
At the time, doctors were looking for a suitable donor for a bone-marrow transplant, even though Victoria’s umbilical-cord blood had been frozen in liquid nitrogen. But by last March, Ms. Durante was severely ill and she could not wait any longer for a bone marrow transplant.
IF YOU CONSERVATIVES LOVE CANCER SO MUCH, WHY DON’T YOU PLACE YOUR MOUTH ON THE END OF A TAILPIPE AND BREATHE.
DD – I am guessing that you are not with these union groups that have been putting out fliers on “progressive cigarettes.”
“Progressive cigarettes”? Isn’t that a bit like peaceful nuclear weapons? Please tell me there’s snark to be had here, and not just some new campaign to try and prop up the cigarett market…
Peter: You are aware that that story has nothing to do with embryonic stem cells, right, and that conservatives are not only fine with, but actively support funding for research of that kind, right?
Oh, you’re not? What’s that you say? You have no idea what you’re talking about, and should really stop raving on a thread that’s meant for the memory of a man who just died? Thanks, glad you agree.
Peter Jennings has died. Whether you agreed with his reporting style or political leanings is another day’s discussion. A little respect toward the family is probably warranted here. It seems that the passion can’t be held back for even one day! Save the politics for another thread…
Sometimes it’s hard to step back from responding to posts. I agree, this should be a post for Peter Jennings, not for politics.
Like Tom Brokaw and Dan Rather, Jennings was a product of his time; the public faces of the Greatest Generation, brought up believing that they should contribute their best back to society. We need more people like them.
(oops – couldn’t correct my post while I was driving home, but better late than never). The Brokaw/Jennings/Rather trio, IIRC, were not themselves of the Greatest Generation, but grew up in the generation that followed, greatly influenced by the spirit of those who supported the country and the world through World War II.
Aquaman –
I disagree. And, I was responding to the fact that stem cell research can and does have proven results in cancer cure. This is one example. This has everything to do with embryonic stem cells. The reason is because the religious right would greatly like to see an end to a lot of the research that is occurring in cancer research. The reason is because the “treatment” of cancer makes big dollars in profits for the medical industry. The rich don’t want to stop those dollars from coming IN.
And, this is a political forum and I think Peter Jennings would in his memory, appreciate some dialogue and debate about removing cancer from the world with genetic research.
At least, Peter Jennings is placing a lot of notice to the dangers of smoking and lung cancer. We need to push the issue, to protect the lives of everyone.
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