Thursday, May 29, 2008

Indian doctor's stem cell therapy makes Australian man better

Certain forms of Stem Cell Therapy is banned in several western nations, but is allowed in several Asian countries like India, Singapore and South Korea.

A recent NYT article has Cynthia Fox, the author of "Cell of Cells" stating "Asian religions worry less than Western religions that biotechnology is about 'playing God'". Rapid strides have, therefore, been made in stem cell therapy in many Asian nations, and the latest to benefit from this is Perry Cross, an Australian man who was left quadriplegic by a rugby game reportedly started showing significant progress following three months of treatment in India. This is what Fox News has to say about it.

Hopefully, the richer western nations will start looking at such forms of therapy as less of an intrusion into religious beliefs, and more of a way to make this world a better place to live in.

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