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hroughout the years, medical research has brought to the world many great improvements: cures for numerous types of illnesses, pain medications, and an infinite number of things that have changed the way people live. One medical research breakthrough recently is stem cell research. Stem cell research could be one of the biggest breakthroughs in medical history. Although it could be the cure to a vast number of diseases, there are certain moral and ethical issues that come into play.
With most public issues, there are two sides to the study of human stem cells. However, to truly have an opinion, one has to understand what the study contains. The National Institute of Health says,