Some of you laughed at me when I said stem cells are on the verge of curing paralysis. You said private industry would be all over it if it could happen and there is no need for federal funding. Well look who is laughing now. Private industry didn't have a part of it, it was a University professor in Korea which was recieving federal funding!!!!! Private industry sucks when it comes to novel innovation. They simply don't like taking chances with the unknown.
Amazingly enough it was done with umbilical cord stem cells and not the omnipotent fetal stem cells. This area is also starved for funds in the US. Korea beat us to it, can you believe that?!?!!!
http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.ph...7-121143-6745r
Chosun University professor Song Chang-hun, Seoul National University professor Kang Kyung-sun, and Han Hoon from the Seoul Cord Blood Bank said they transplanted multi-potent stem cells from umbilical cord blood into the 37-year-old female patient who suffered from a spinal cord injury, the Korea Times reported Saturday.
The woman could now walk unassisted, the scientists said.
"The stem cell transplantation was performed on Oct. 12 this year and in just three weeks she started to walk with the help of a walker," Song told reporters at a news conference in Seoul.
http://smh.com.au/news/World/Stem-ce...577355824.html