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Thursday 28 August 2014

Stem Cells and "Rebranding"

While the culutre of death is scrambling for terms to help gloss over the fact that the use of embryonic stem cells necessitates destroying a hymnal life, whit the term hEsc, the consumer culture is embracing the idea of "stem cells."

Secret Ingredient: Stem Cells For Flawless Skin

With rave reviews from the scientific community to back them up, hyper-renewable stem cells — there are tons of plant and even human and animal varieties — have a phenomenal track record when it comes to repairing all manner of skin issues (think everything from increasing collagen production to reducing inflammation), not to mention, leading the ongoing search for the next big thing in anti-aging.


Of course, most of these are cells from... er, actual stems.

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