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originally posted by: daftpink
a reply to: MarkJS
Hey I have heard about this but did not know they had agreed to stop, so this thread is news to me thank you
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Why? How? Where in the name of....!!!! etc etc.
One theory I had is that these 'flavour enhancers' are potentially very, very harmful to us
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Senomyx develops patented flavor enhancers by using “proprietary taste receptor-based assay systems.” These receptors are made from HEK293. HEK stands for Human Embryonic Kidney cells. These cells, which were cloned, originally came from healthy, electively aborted human embryos. Using information from the human genome sequence, Senomyx has identified hundreds of taste receptors and currently owns 113 patents on their discoveries.
These… taste receptors… produce a chemical signal that lets Senomyx researchers know they have achieved the exact flavor they are trying to develop.
originally posted by: Grovit
originally posted by: deadeyedick
some of us know it to be fact. We believe in unseen worlds and processes that interact with our everyday lives please respect our beliefs.
well, you dont know it for a fact.
you may believe it and thats fine
originally posted by: Grovit
honestly though, whats the big deal?
the headline is crap.
the company was testing additives on fetal kidney stem cells.
why? dont know...
i dont see the problem....things need to be tested
an stem cell from an aborted fetus is as good a thing as any to use