Cell Research Term Paper Stem Cells are undifferentiated cells. This means that they can divide and multiply before given a specialized job in the body such as bone cells or skin cells. There are embryonic stem cells‚ which come from developing embryos‚ somatic stem cells‚ which come from adults‚ and umbilical stem cells‚ which come from the umbilical blood. (Stem Cell Basics‚ 2) Although each of these stem cells can all be used to treat a variety of different diseases‚ embryonic stem cells are
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screen embryos for any disorders and could even been uses for modification of characteristics such as gender eye colour and even intelligence. Advanced technologies have allowed doctors to be able to screen embryos for any genetic disorders to enable them to select healthy embryos. It is now also possible to use these advanced technologies to select the gender of a child. Through In vitro fertilization people believe that we will be able to use the genetic technologies to modify these embryos to choose
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two cells‚ male and female‚ consist simply of membrane ‚protoplasm ‚and nucleus. The germ cell however possesses a most singular property of subdivision and subdivision on a pre-established pattern. But if we look at the development of the animal embryo‚ we see that the cell first split into two ‚these two into four and so on ‚and so by continuous multiplication‚introflexion and differentiation ‚it develops into a complicated whole of organs and tissues. The germ cell therefore simple ‚transparent
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spinal cord injury. So why would anyone object to research in this area? The problem is simply that a particular type of stem cell‚ which potentially could provide many cell types for a wide range of therapeutic uses‚ is obtained from the very early embryo. To make matters even more contentious‚ the same cloning technology that gave Dolly the sheep could in theory be used to tailor stem cells to the patient. Some people worry that we are taking research too far down paths that make them feel uncomfortable
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Cloning is the act of making an exact replica of an organism. The organism may be bacteria‚ plants‚ animals or humans. Cloning occurs from implanting the exact DNA cells of one organism into another organism. DNA forms the foundation of life. DNA contains the blue print that contains all the information to maintain the human structures and activities. DNA is found in every cell of the body. Each person possesses unique DNA‚ unless they are an identical twin. Scientists have gained the knowledge
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Although organ harvesting impedes our right to life‚ further advancements have the possibility of saving lives and alternatives to donors‚ such as convicts. Organ harvesting has resulted in countless deaths and life-threatening injuries‚ such as a six year old boy in China who was found with both his eyes removed‚ or here in the United States where a Georgia teen’s corpse was found stuffed with newspaper since his brain and vital organs had been removed‚ (Archer‚ Dale). Organ harvesting has aspects
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Doing so gives many people the faith and hope that they desperately need. Sacrificing these embryos can challenge anyone’s morals and ethics. No one ever wants to use other living things for medicine but this is necessary to advance medicine. The rewards of this research is just to great to ignore. If the eggs are just being thrown out‚ we can put them to better use. Donating these embryos to the research can save so many lives. Another way that we can get these embryonic stem cells
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Jordan Jackson Ms. Currie AP English 3‚ Period 3 15 November 2012 Stem Cell Research: Medical Advantages Greatly debated‚ stem cell research is very controversial; especially embryonic stem cell research. Many debate over the ethics of the research versus the medical advantages. The medical advantages outweigh the ethical views. The mass of embryonic stem cells that are used come for in vitro fertilization (IVF) (Black). Those cells are disposed as medical waste—using them for research gives
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James Thomson first derived human embryonic stem cells from a human embryo. (Top 50) Soon after this discovery‚ the Bush administration restricted embryonic stem cell research and withdrew all federal funding from it because it required killing unborn children. (Stadelmann‚ Magnus) For many research facilities‚ this slowed
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which over 30 percent of agricultural produce goes waste every year. 2. More than 30% of produce from fields is lost to poor pre/post-harvesting facilities and lack of cold chain infrastructure. 3. Only 7% of food in India is processed. With such a monumental wastage in Indian agricultural sector; it would be advisable to rethink seriously into the pre and post harvesting processes. Especially drying and cold storage methods whose are the major energy consumers among the world. Drying is the oldest
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