My friend is a scientist who is researching stem cells and human embryos, and he was wondering how to dispose of an embryo. He asked me, and me, knowing naught but how to attach blades to plane engienes, I ask you.
Anyone know how to dispose of an embryo used for research?
Anyone who is actually doing research on such a topic would know the answer to the question. I can’t even imagine the amount of paperwork one would have to do before getting approval for a project of this kind. Certainly NIMH or any legitimate research lab would have established guidelines.
Could you clarify exactly what is the nature of your friend’s research?
I figure they get rid of an embryo the way they get rid of any other excised tissue…stuff it into a biohazzard bag and toss it into the incinerator.
The requirements for the disposal of human remains is very specific in every lab I’ve been in or heard about. Your “friend” is yanking your chain or you are really bored teenager. Fer heaven’s sake, go mow the lawn, will ya?
Human remains? These are embryos. And yeah, sure they are specific, but WHAT ARE THEY?
Although incinerating the embryos does sound good. And he said the guys funding this project (he won’t tell me who it is) told him simply to “dispose” of them.
BTW, I apologize if that wasn’t directed at me, but if it was, I mowed my lawn yesterday, thank you very much. And because of it, the motor died.
I’m going to second xtal here. I’ve worked with non human embryos in a lab and the disposal procedures are well docuemented.
It’s not just the funding institution that has a say, the laboratory where the research is performed will have guidelines that are in compliance with Federal regulations (they’d better). Specific guidelines will vary according to the research.
You say your friend is a research scientist working with human embryos and he has no idea how to dispose of them?
You’re trolling.
If you want to know the specific guidelines: go ask your scientist friend–if he dosen’t know–he’s incompetent and you got Catch-22.
I’m going to second xtal here. I’ve worked with non human embryos in a lab and the disposal procedures are well docuemented.
It’s not just the funding institution that has a say, the laboratory where the research is performed will have guidelines that are in compliance with Federal regulations (they’d better). Specific guidelines will vary according to the research.
You say your friend is a research scientist working with human embryos and he has no idea how to dispose of them?
You’re trolling.
If you want to know the specific guidelines: go ask your scientist friend–if he dosen’t know–he’s incompetent and you got Catch-22.
I’m not trolling. I’ll just tell my friend to flambe the bastards when he’d done with them.
The reason you’re getting attacked on this is that it is highly unlikely to the extreme that anyone would ever be allowed to do anything remotely resembling handling embryonic tissues in any way, shape, or form without having had extensive training and education in the laws and procedures involved. A situation like you describe, asking an untrained person to “dispose” of this type of tissue, is most likely breaking all kinds of laws in an area that could lead to very negative publicity.
Smeghead: I’m not even going to see the embryos. The organization my friend is working for didn’t tell him how to do it. Paperwork got lost or something, he didn’t say. He just asked me how you’d dispose of them.
And there are programs that do embryonic research, though mostly governmental.
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