It sounds like a good idea to me, not necessarily because it is his best chance of survival but because participating in this kind of research is likely to benefit others down the line. (Admittedly, that’s the kind of thing I can more easily say about a random stranger than I would be able to say about a close friend or family member.)
I would encourage him to try and get a cryonics plan in place if at all possible, but the act of participating in stem cell research itself seems like a net positive.
It is likely going to be a net negative for society as I doubt that any information of value can be derived from this sort of experiment in humans. There is still a lot of animal research that has to be done before human trials can bring anything useful to the table. To my knowledge, chronic renal failure isn’t even close to being treatable usign stem cells in rats or any other model animal.
It is likely that the team of “scientists” in this case are a bunch of phonies with know comprehension of the basic science behind stem cells, or any serious training in research.
It sounds like a good idea to me, not necessarily because it is his best chance of survival but because participating in this kind of research is likely to benefit others down the line. (Admittedly, that’s the kind of thing I can more easily say about a random stranger than I would be able to say about a close friend or family member.)
I would encourage him to try and get a cryonics plan in place if at all possible, but the act of participating in stem cell research itself seems like a net positive.
It is likely going to be a net negative for society as I doubt that any information of value can be derived from this sort of experiment in humans. There is still a lot of animal research that has to be done before human trials can bring anything useful to the table. To my knowledge, chronic renal failure isn’t even close to being treatable usign stem cells in rats or any other model animal.
It is likely that the team of “scientists” in this case are a bunch of phonies with know comprehension of the basic science behind stem cells, or any serious training in research.