origin of red blood cells

[Guest guest]

Hi

I'm sure you mean well, but you are either recalling incorrectly or the

person you are referencing was also incorrect.

What we are discussing is basic biology taught in elementary and junior high

school.

All you have to do is pick up any biology, medical or basic anatomy and

physiology book and you will find that stem cells originate in the bone

marrow and they differentiate into red, white and other cells. If you don't

have access to such a basic book, then please search the internet.

There are numerous sites that state the same thing. The one I posted to the

list was a website provided by the educational community for school

children, so was the easiest for anyone to understand. Another great

resource for basic biology is Merk's manual online.

http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/contents.htm

Specifically what you will be looking for in this case is the page listed is

biology of blood listed under blood disorders.

http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec14/152.htm Scroll halfway down

the page.

While you are at it, you might take a look at the function of the

intestines. Their main function is digestion and absorption of nutrients,

not production of red blood cells.

http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec9/99.htm Again, this is basic

biology.

The only reason I posted on this matter at all is a reflection of my utter

astonishment when you outrageously 'corrected' someone's accurate

information with poorly remembered erroneous information of your own. No

wonder there is so much misinformation spread all over the internet. People

like you with good intentions but poor recall (or too lazy to look it up)

post inaccurate information. Other people, who read what they posted,

believe them and pass it on. (again without checking for accuracy.)

Wouldn't you rather be known as someone who posts reliable and accurate

information rather than someone whose information can't be trusted? It isn't

that hard to look things up. However, if you don't want to make such a minor

effort, the least you can do is say 'I think', or 'I imagine', to indicate

that you don't have any facts to back you up so your post is speculative at

best.

thanks, gloria

From: " Bellanger " <chrisb05@...>

Subject: Re: red blood cells, stem cells, etc

Hi all, sorry for my delay in responding, but was trying to finf the

research, as it has been awhile since i'd read it.

The researchers name is Dr K Morishita, and one of his books is called

" Hidden Truth of Cancer " . I don't recall if that is where he talks about his

research with red blood cells, or if it is elsewhere, but anyone interested

can start there.

As i recall, not only does he claim the primary area of production for red

blood cells is the small intestine (which to me is simply logical anyway),

but he also claims that if the body is healthy, the red blood cells are able

to morph into anyother bodypart when, and also into other blood types (ie

white cells, etc).