Taking One Life to Save Another
Taking One Life to Save Another
In this paper we will be covering what defines stem cell research, the pros and cons of stem cell research, and the debate regarding the methods of this intense subject. There are researchers, scientists, and doctors discovering ways to benefit the terminally ill and, in many cases, even cures for those people with the use of stem cells. Even though this may sound as though it would produce only a positive outcome, it is also a debatable subject. The majority of the vote against this research is due to moral issues.
A stem cell is not just like any other cell in your body, it has the ability to develop into various cell types in the body early on in life. They can also serve as tissues to provide and function as an internal restoration, as long as the human or animal is still living. Once the cell divides, it has the capability to stay a stem cell or to become a new cell, such as a muscle or brain cell. Stem cells are distinguished from other cell types by two important characteristics.
First, they are unspecialized cells capable of renewing themselves through cell division after long periods of inactivity. Second, under certain physiologic or experimental conditions, they can be induced to become tissue or organ-specific cells with special functions. In some organs, such as the gut and bone marrow, stem cells regularly divide to repair and replace worn out or damaged tissues. In other organs, however, such as the pancreas and the heart, stem cells only divide under special conditions (Stem Cell Information).
Stem cell controversy is the principled debate that revolves around the issues linking creation, usage, and destruction of human embryos. When most individuals think of stem cell research, they think that in order for this research to be continued that more abortions must be had, but not all stem cell research has to involve embryos from aborted babies. Adults also have stem cells in their tissues; their stem cells can
In this paper we will be covering what defines stem cell research, the pros and cons of stem cell research, and the debate regarding the methods of this intense subject. There are researchers, scientists, and doctors discovering ways to benefit the terminally ill and, in many cases, even cures for those people with the use of stem cells. Even though this may sound as though it would produce only a positive outcome, it is also a debatable subject. The majority of the vote against this research is due to moral issues.
A stem cell is not just like any other cell in your body, it has the ability to develop into various cell types in the body early on in life. They can also serve as tissues to provide and function as an internal restoration, as long as the human or animal is still living. Once the cell divides, it has the capability to stay a stem cell or to become a new cell, such as a muscle or brain cell. Stem cells are distinguished from other cell types by two important characteristics.
First, they are unspecialized cells capable of renewing themselves through cell division after long periods of inactivity. Second, under certain physiologic or experimental conditions, they can be induced to become tissue or organ-specific cells with special functions. In some organs, such as the gut and bone marrow, stem cells regularly divide to repair and replace worn out or damaged tissues. In other organs, however, such as the pancreas and the heart, stem cells only divide under special conditions (Stem Cell Information).
Stem cell controversy is the principled debate that revolves around the issues linking creation, usage, and destruction of human embryos. When most individuals think of stem cell research, they think that in order for this research to be continued that more abortions must be had, but not all stem cell research has to involve embryos from aborted babies. Adults also have stem cells in their tissues; their stem cells can