I have to agree with this. I'd much rather stem cells be used in regenerative research and the like.Gunner_Guardian said:You know, you can ignore the elephant in the room and still shoot this down.
Stem cells are damn valuable cells, shouldn't we be using them for research more noble this? I mean favor enhancers are a big step down from say allowing someone to walk again.
yes, this is basicly what i took from the artical, im all for using embro cells for research in medical uses, but to make stuff taste better? not sure im ok with that.Gunner_Guardian said:You know, you can ignore the elephant in the room and still shoot this down.
Stem cells are damn valuable cells, shouldn't we be using them for research more noble this? I mean favor enhancers are a big step down from say allowing someone to walk again.
Yeah I don't see why so many people prefer coca cola, the brand loyalty is insane!Elsarild said:Don't care, Pepesi wins over Coca Cola in my book, and If I was going to boycott anything that kept anything remotly "disgusting" I'd be just about starving.
http://www.cracked.com/article_15982_5-horrifying-food-additives-youve-probably-eaten-today.html
Food for thought
These people believe that life starts the moment the guy shoots off. They're completely against any form of stem cell research, because they believe it "destroys life."SeaCalMaster said:I don't understand the argument of the groups proposing the Pepsi boycott. Is there something else that they advocate we should be doing with the cells? I mean, it's not like this research is causing more abortions to occur.
But... but Coca-Cola is lovely! >:Elsarild said:Don't care, Pepesi wins over Coca Cola in my book, and If I was going to boycott anything that kept anything remotly "disgusting" I'd be just about starving.
http://www.cracked.com/article_15982_5-horrifying-food-additives-youve-probably-eaten-today.html
Food for thought
The problem wasn't skimming the article and then posting it. It was posting the article at all without qualifying it with "now, just so y'all know, I got this from a web site that probably doesn't endorse evolution." If family's in the title, you know they're nut jobs.Versuvius said:http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-life-groups-call-for-pepsi-boycott-over-aborted-fetal-cell-lines/
Embryonic liver cells used as flavour enhancers by krafts, nestle etc. I remain indifferent.
Edit: Embryonic Kidney even
DoubleEdit: As pointed out by a poster that the cells arent actually used in the product. Though unless you avoid skimming it, it will appear that way. Dont make a moron of yourself as i did!
No, the auto-activate umbrage machine is. Look at the list of categories at the top of the source page and tell me you don't already know what kind of web site it is. I refer you to the recent Escapist thread about reading. The majority of us unfortunately aren't fans of the art.Aidinthel said:They don't, and the article doesn't say they do.Caramel Frappe said:Never imagined that Pepsi would have these kinds of cells placed within the flavor of the drink
Are the technical terms just making people skip those paragraphs?"Using isolated human taste receptors we created proprietary taste receptor-based assay systems that provide a biochemical or electronic readout when a flavor ingredient interacts with the receptor,? says the Senomyx website.
?What they do not tell the public is that they are using HEK 293 ? human embryonic kidney cells taken from an electively aborted baby to produce those receptors,?stated Debi Vinnedge