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They would develop widespread teratomas similar to metastatic cancer, and die. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratoma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratoma

by mjfl 4y ago

debenedictis 4y ago
That teratoma link has quite disturbing pics.
- mariuolo 4y ago
  > That teratoma link has quite disturbing pics. From Ancient Greek τέρατος (tératos, “monster”). Aptly named, I would say.
- codethief 4y ago
  Make sure to also look at the German Wikipedia page. Two words: Teeth and hair.
KRAKRISMOTT 4y ago
Unless it is from a biological clone of you (or iPSC) and pre-treated with a chemical cocktail and used under carefully controlled conditions. This isn't the 1960s, we have a much better grasp of molecular biology and human development now. The fields of immunology and regenerative medicine have come a long way.
- coldtea 4y ago
  We do have a better grasp, but we're still in the "trying various things blindly and see what sticks" stage and will be for some time...
peteradio 4y ago
So you're saying superpowers?
- api 4y ago
  The superpower to grow tumors with hair in them.
  - Sakos 4y ago
    You know what, I think I'll pass.
  - thefounder 4y ago
    You've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette
speedylight 4y ago
This should NSFW tbh.
whatshisface 4y ago
For anyone who wants to see the answer without looking at the, uhh, medical images, here's a quote: "Pluripotent stem cells including human induced pluripotent stem cells have a unique property of being able to generate teratomas when injected in rodents in the research laboratory.[62] For this reason, the so-called "teratoma assay" is one of the gold-standard validation assays for pluripotent stem cells.[63] Because differentiated human pluripotent stem cells are being developed as the basis for numerous regenerative medicine therapies, there is concern that residual undifferentiated stem cells could lead to teratoma formation in injected patients, and researchers are working to develop methods to address this concern.[64]"

They would develop widespread teratomas similar to metastatic cancer, and die. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratoma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratoma

by mjfl 4y ago

They would develop widespread teratomas similar to metastatic cancer, and die. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratoma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratoma

debenedictis 4y ago

That teratoma link has quite disturbing pics.

mariuolo 4y ago
> That teratoma link has quite disturbing pics. From Ancient Greek τέρατος (tératos, “monster”). Aptly named, I would say.
codethief 4y ago
Make sure to also look at the German Wikipedia page. Two words: Teeth and hair.

KRAKRISMOTT 4y ago

Unless it is from a biological clone of you (or iPSC) and pre-treated with a chemical cocktail and used under carefully controlled conditions. This isn't the 1960s, we have a much better grasp of molecular biology and human development now. The fields of immunology and regenerative medicine have come a long way.

coldtea 4y ago
We do have a better grasp, but we're still in the "trying various things blindly and see what sticks" stage and will be for some time...

peteradio 4y ago

So you're saying superpowers?

api 4y ago
The superpower to grow tumors with hair in them.
- Sakos 4y ago
  You know what, I think I'll pass.
- thefounder 4y ago
  You've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette

speedylight 4y ago

This should NSFW tbh.

whatshisface 4y ago

For anyone who wants to see the answer without looking at the, uhh, medical images, here's a quote: "Pluripotent stem cells including human induced pluripotent stem cells have a unique property of being able to generate teratomas when injected in rodents in the research laboratory.[62] For this reason, the so-called "teratoma assay" is one of the gold-standard validation assays for pluripotent stem cells.[63] Because differentiated human pluripotent stem cells are being developed as the basis for numerous regenerative medicine therapies, there is concern that residual undifferentiated stem cells could lead to teratoma formation in injected patients, and researchers are working to develop methods to address this concern.[64]"