I am a registered bone marrow donor, although I've never been a match. The following article is listed on the bone morrow registry site concerning stem cells
http://www.marrow.org/MEDICAL/sources_of_stem_cells.html
Joanne
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bobby G. Greer, Ph. D. 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 7:44 PM
  Subject: Re: Neural stem cells


  In a message dated 6/24/01 8:06:26 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

  << I hear these cells mentioned as possible cures for =
  strokes,epilepsy,Parkinson's.Is this a possible benefit to
  people who experience CP?
   >>

  It is my understanding, at present, that stem cells, like other restorative
  treatments; work best on newly injured sites. This being the case, it is
  unlikely that they would be effective in most cases of CP. Stem cells, as I
  understand, are mutable tissue which can conform to surrounding cells and
  thus develope, in these cases, into neural cells. But this also brings up the
  abortion issue, since stem cells usually come from aborted fetuses.

  Bobby