Mark writes:

> Just recently I read the Navy performed some experiments irradiating chimps.
>  They took out stem-cells from the bone marrow of the chimps and gave them a
>  lethal dose of radiation which killed the bone marrow.  They cultured more
>  bone marrow cells from the stem-cells and reintroduced them back into the
>  chimps.  They were alive a year later.  I like happy endings...

Actually, that's one of the standard treatment protocols for leukemia in
humans as well. See:

    http://www.oncologychannel.com/leukemias/treatment.shtml

Wirt Atmar

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