Stem cells are "blank" cells that have the potential to develop into any type of cell in the body -- nerve cells‚ heart cells‚ kidney cells. Scientists are trying to harvest the cells before they have differentiated‚ then coax them into becoming certain types. If they could grow cardiac cells‚ for instance‚ scientists one day might be able to replace damaged heart tissue in someone who has had a heart attack. By growing nerve cells they might be able to repair brain cells damaged by Alzheimer’s or
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Before the cells of human beings are specialized into heart muscles‚ liver cells‚ or muscle cells‚ stem cell differentiation occurs when a fetus is being developed. What classifies as a stem cell is to have the ability to renew themselves and the ability to differentiate into other cells (Bishop and Rippon 24). Embryonic stem cells (ES cells) are interesting for scientists and researchers because of their potential use for therapy and providing treatment for diseases such as damaged cells due to heart
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Do parents have the right to use embryonic stem cells to re-establish the balance in systems that no longer function correctly? Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent stem cells; this means that they are able to grow into all three primary germ layers: ectoderm‚ endoderm and mesoderm and make every type of cell in the body. They result from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst; and early stage human embryo. Embryonic stem cells are used in research to improve our understanding of body development from
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Stem Cell Research: The Opportunity to Change Your Life Back to Normal Why is it that we don’t appreciate what we have until we don’t have it anymore? You don’t think much of your legs‚ your arms‚ or your eye. But it is only when you are unable to use one of these parts‚ or know that you will never be able to use it again‚ when you realize the grave importance of it. But what if I could tell you there is a way to repair the loss of that once unappreciated part of your body? With Stem Cell research
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Stem cell research is a vital necessity for the growth of humanity‚ especially when it comes to an individual’s quality of life. Due to the fact that stem cells have the power to turn into any different cell type in the body; they have the power to replenish other cells in the body‚ so long as the animal or human is still alive. When stem cell divide they have the capability of having a specialized function. These functions include: a muscle cell‚ a red blood cell‚ or even a brain cell. Stem
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Scientific Literature Review: Articular cartilage repair in horses and its new developments: Pluripotent stem cells: the future of articular cartilage repair in the horse? 3rd year veterinary medicine student‚ Faculty of Veterinary Medicine‚ University of Utrecht‚ Utrecht‚ The Netherlands. Abstract Articular cartilage is a unique connective tissue that is responsible for smoothly transferring variable loads between articulating bones. It is well known that cartilage has
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April 26‚ 2011 Is Stem Cell Research Good or Bad? Stem cell research is a very complex subject. “Stem cells hold great potential for developing therapies to treat a wide range of human diseases. Already in clinical use is blood stem cell transplant‚ known well as bone marrow transplant therapy for the treatment of patients with certain types of blood diseases and cancers. The discovery of stem cells in various adult tissues‚ stem cells plasticity‚ and human embryonic stem cells bring excitement
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The stem cell policy prevents federal funded researchers from working on all‚ but a few sources of embryonic stem cells. The policy can help decrease government spending and serves as a purpose to those who view stem cell research as ethically and morally problematic. The stem cell policy‚ a good idea in the aspects of preventing usage and destruction of human embryonic stem cells and supported by those who view stem cell research as a negative externality to the country. The government has deducted
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Stem cells are a growing field for research. Many pursue this field due to the fact that it can solve many illnesses. Since stem cells are extracted from embryos‚ people have an ethical problem with it. Those who research stem cells believe there are ethical restrictions‚ but that is not true. As a result of stem cell research‚ embryos are being harmed or destroyed; therefore stem cell research should only be performed if there is an alternative solution. Stem cells are undefined cells that are
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Stem cell research is an emotive subject. Some maintain that it is unethical to introduce stem cell research. While others believe that stem cell research could potentially help save many lives. With the advances in stem cell research‚ we should now be able to help save people who are affected with such diverse diseases such as Parkinson’s‚ Alzheimer’s and heart disease. Stem cells also have the capability to aid others with debilitating diseases and to help those who have suffered damage to critical
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