Stem Cells Research Outline
Medical Promise for the Future
I. Stem Cell Research
A. Silvio had a spinal cord injury at the base of his neck [which is classified as a Grade A injury, according to the] American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS). Grade A is considered the worst, which indicates a "complete" spinal cord injury where no motor or sensory function is preserved in the sacral segments S4-S5. Silvio was left with no movement of his legs and minimal movement of his fingers. At 2 years after injury, he received his own adult stem cells and partial scar removal after intensive rehab failed to lead to an improvement. Today he can maintain standing position and wave without help. With a walker and short braces, he can walk over 30 feet without anyone helping him. He can now move his fingers, which he could not do before. (Nelson 1-2).
B. Stem cell research should remain legal because it has medical potential and is effective.
II. Revolutionizing Medicine
A. One reason why stem cell research should remain legal is because of its enormous amount of medical potential.
B. Easterbrook, Gregg. “Stem Cells: A Promising Line of Cloning Related Research.”
1. Because researchers have figured out how to convert stem cells into somatic cells, physicians are a step closer to curing diseases by replacing damaged cells and tissues with new and healthy ones.
2. The head of the National Institutes of Health declared that stem cell research has the potential to revolutionize medical practices. If we are able to control them, we can open a new door to wonderful medical discoveries.
III. Restoring the Body
A. Stem cells have the medical potential to repair different parts of the body.
B. Nardo, Don. Biomedical Ethics.
1. Embryonic stem cells may have the potential to restore damaged cells, tissues, and organs because they are unspecialized cells.
2. Stem cells grow in large quantities and they can self-renew and divide forever. Scientists have the potential to grow stem cells
I. Stem Cell Research
A. Silvio had a spinal cord injury at the base of his neck [which is classified as a Grade A injury, according to the] American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS). Grade A is considered the worst, which indicates a "complete" spinal cord injury where no motor or sensory function is preserved in the sacral segments S4-S5. Silvio was left with no movement of his legs and minimal movement of his fingers. At 2 years after injury, he received his own adult stem cells and partial scar removal after intensive rehab failed to lead to an improvement. Today he can maintain standing position and wave without help. With a walker and short braces, he can walk over 30 feet without anyone helping him. He can now move his fingers, which he could not do before. (Nelson 1-2).
B. Stem cell research should remain legal because it has medical potential and is effective.
II. Revolutionizing Medicine
A. One reason why stem cell research should remain legal is because of its enormous amount of medical potential.
B. Easterbrook, Gregg. “Stem Cells: A Promising Line of Cloning Related Research.”
1. Because researchers have figured out how to convert stem cells into somatic cells, physicians are a step closer to curing diseases by replacing damaged cells and tissues with new and healthy ones.
2. The head of the National Institutes of Health declared that stem cell research has the potential to revolutionize medical practices. If we are able to control them, we can open a new door to wonderful medical discoveries.
III. Restoring the Body
A. Stem cells have the medical potential to repair different parts of the body.
B. Nardo, Don. Biomedical Ethics.
1. Embryonic stem cells may have the potential to restore damaged cells, tissues, and organs because they are unspecialized cells.
2. Stem cells grow in large quantities and they can self-renew and divide forever. Scientists have the potential to grow stem cells