It appears that the testes may provide cells that can be transformed into pluripotent stem cells that could be used to treat degenerative diseases in men, who would be able to have their own, er, delicate tissues harvested and then used as life saving medicine. But the headline writer for the Washington Post and Rick Weiss the reporter, repeatedly called these adult stem cells, embryonic stem cells (as did scientists). Talk about spin. A pluripotent cell is not a synonym for embryonic. Indeed, embryos have nothing to do with this potential breakthrough: If this proves successful, no embryos will be created or destroyed.
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