Re: [DIYbio] Stem Cells out of wisdom teeth

On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 1:54 AM, Mega <masterstorm123@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey, I won't eat them, just would like try to culture them in a cell culture flask... :D

It doesn't matter. You don't have to ingest the cells (or even
succeed in making them immortal) to introduce a fairly serious risk to
yourself. As someone else pointed out, your immune system normally
recognizes foreign cells and can fight them off because they are
foreign. If you're messing around with cells that came from your own
body, even superficial contact with them could re-introduce them to
your body and your immune system would have no way of telling the
difference between them and your normal, healthy cells.

This is why "never work with cells from your own body" is one of the
more serious/important bio safety rules we have.

-Dan

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