tissues‚ and body systems. Stem cells can turn into other cells where they are needed. Stem cells are just as useful as bone marrow when it comes to treating disease‚ but they have a much lower rejection rate than marrow does. I am going to talk about the different studies being done on cord blood research‚ the uses of cord blood‚ and why it is more beneficial than bone marrow. I will also address the moral and ethical issues of using cord blood. Sample Literature Willing‚ A.E.‚ J. Lixian‚
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On May‚ Mary will give birth to a baby girl (B) who was purposely (C) conceived to serve as a bone-marrow donor (D) for her ailing older sister. Anissa‚ 17‚ was found to have a virulent form of leukemia nearly two years ago‚ and her only hope is a transplant of compatible bone marrow that could allow her to produce healthy white blood cells. Tests indicate that the baby has compatible tissue. With marrow from her sister‚ Anissa has a 70% chance of being cured. Says Abe of the unborn girl‚ who will
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Informative speech preparation Outline. Title: BONE MARROW DONOR COMPENSATION. Specific Purpose: To educate my audience about the consequences of bone marrow donor compensation. Central Idea: In order to know the consequences of bone marrow donor compensation‚ we need to know its advantages and disadvantages. Introduction. -Have you ever been sick to a point where you needed someone to donate either an organ or body fluid to help cure your illness? - Me neither. -But it
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now has an amazing organ that will help her live. Anna has just donated her kidney so Kate has a chance at living a longer life. The girls’ mother‚ Sara‚ believes it is right that Anna helps her sister by giving her what she needs like organs and bone marrow. However‚ their mother does not realize that these surgeries are very vigorous and are hurting Anna’s body; she does not realize that Anna does not feel like she has the rights to her body anymore. In her novel‚ My Sister’s Keeper‚ Jodi Picoult
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According to Kids Health.org (2007)‚ a leading educational website that informs parents of children’s health issues; says “When a child has leukemia‚ large numbers of abnormal white blood cells are produced in the bone marrow” (1). Kids Health.org also says that the mutated cells crowd the bone marrow‚ forcing the mutated blood cells out into the bloodstream‚ where they grow and multiply‚ and they can no longer perform their duty of protecting the body against illnesses. They also crowd out the healthy cells
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White blood cell (WBC)—A white blood cell is one of the three main types of blood cells. They are produced in the bone marrow and released into the blood. White blood cells are responsible for fighting infection. There are several kinds of white blood cells‚ including monocytes‚ lymphocytes‚ neutrophils‚ eosinophils‚ and basophils. White blood cells‚ or leukocytes (also spelled "leucocytes"; from the Greek word leuko- meaning "white")‚ are cells of the immune system involved in defending the body
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia results from a genetic or acquired injury to the genetic material (DNA) of a developing stem cell located in the bone marrow. It is not clear what causes the injury or mutation to take place‚ but a few factors that increase the risk of ALL include; previous cancer treatments‚ exposure to radiation‚ a genetic disorder‚ or having a sibling who has ALL. Most cases of ALL occur between 2 and 5 years of age‚ although it can have occurrences in older children and adults
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movement of the human body‚ attach to the bones of the skeletal system are over 600 skeletal muscles. Each of these muscles is a discrete organ constructed of skeletal muscle tissue‚ blood vessels‚ tendons also internal organs. Nervous system: The nervous system must main divisions. The skeletal system consists of the brain‚ spinal cord‚ sensory organs‚ also on the other hand the functions are of the nervous system‚ these structures are protected by bone and cushioned from injury by the cerebrospinal
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white blood cells‚ for which no certain cure has been found. Leukemia is also conditions characterized by the transformation of normal blood-forming cells into abnormal white blood cells whose unrestrained growth overwhelms and replaces normal bone marrow and blood cells. Leukemias are named according to the normal cell from which they originate‚ such as Lymphocyte Leukemia. Lymphocyte Leukemia is where a Lymphocyte cell is transformed into a Leukemia cell. Another example of Leukemia is Myelocytic
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Introduction Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a fast-growing cancer of the white blood cells. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell that the body uses to fight infections. In ALL‚ the bone marrow makes lots of unformed cells called blasts that normally would develop into lymphocytes. However‚ the blasts are abnormal. They do not develop and cannot fight infections. The number of abnormal cells (or leukemia cells) grows quickly. They crowd out the normal red blood cells‚ white blood cells
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