They’re not bleeding that person dry, they extract the antibody gene from their B cells and put them INTO another, separate cell line. Oftentimes, that would be a cell line like HEK293, which was immortalized in the 1970s from aborted fetal kidney cells. At no point did I mention ES cells, which are totally different. I know this because I work for an antibody production firm.
The antibody is not derived from aborted fetal cells, but they play a role in the pharmacological development and expansion. Either way it doesn’t matter, I agree I find this whole “oh trumps a hypocrite for using aborted baby drugs” when the vast majority of drugs in the last 30 years are developed or tested with the help of things like HEK cells.
... I know that. Read what I said.
They’re not bleeding that person dry, they extract the antibody gene from their B cells and put them INTO another, separate cell line. Oftentimes, that would be a cell line like HEK293, which was immortalized in the 1970s from aborted fetal kidney cells. At no point did I mention ES cells, which are totally different. I know this because I work for an antibody production firm.
The antibody is not derived from aborted fetal cells, but they play a role in the pharmacological development and expansion. Either way it doesn’t matter, I agree I find this whole “oh trumps a hypocrite for using aborted baby drugs” when the vast majority of drugs in the last 30 years are developed or tested with the help of things like HEK cells.