I saw this on the New York Times website... an article about a race horse that got too old and worn down for competition underwent stem cell therapy at the behest of his owner and trainer... the horse apparently is better than ever (in better physical condition than back in his heyday)... and is going to race again.
My question is... if this procedure has been (according to the vets involved) performed on thousands of animals with great results... autologous stem cells... why can't this be done on human beings in the US? If they're your own cells taken from your body... what's the deal?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/sports/11racing.html?_r=2&scp=4&sq=stem cell&st=cse
My question is... if this procedure has been (according to the vets involved) performed on thousands of animals with great results... autologous stem cells... why can't this be done on human beings in the US? If they're your own cells taken from your body... what's the deal?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/sports/11racing.html?_r=2&scp=4&sq=stem cell&st=cse