ESTABLISH STEM CELL RESEARCH CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES Stem cell research can potentially help treat a range of medical problems; it could lead humanity closer to better treatment and possibly cure a number of diseases. Better treatment of these diseases could also give significant social benefits for individuals and increase the now slump economy. There is endless potential for scientists to learn about human growth and cell development from studying stem cells. Stem cells are the basic cells of
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Exploring the Moral Fortress The controversy of stem cell research raises concerns of immorality as well has benefit of humanity. The immorality possesses a strong basis in religion and principals of life while the benefits of humanity overlook or prove morality on the basis of cost-benefit analysis. Religion and personal beliefs of life create the immorality argument. On the other hand‚ religion also creates an argument proving forms of cloning were biblically permissible along with research
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treatment. Although the first two tasks are reserved for scientists and clinical investigators‚ the latter is everyone’s responsibility. This is particularly true when it comes to three recent "hot button" genetics-based therapies: gene therapy‚ stem cell therapy‚ and pharmacogenomics. Gene Therapy Human DNA is estimated to have approximately 12 million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and thousands of copy number variants (CNVs)‚ most of which are not harmful. However‚ genetic disorders
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grow stem cells or master cells that form immediately after a human egg is fertilized. The master cells or stem cells develop into all parts of the body‚ brain‚ blood‚ skin‚ and muscle. Many people argue if the embryo research is right or wrong and if it’s beneficial or just a waste of time. There are some good things about embryo research‚ but it’s just not right. The problems with embryo research are it’s unethical‚ there is tissue incompatibility‚ and the side effects of having the stem cell put
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Stem Cell Research Stem cells are defined as “an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism that is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type‚ and from which certain other kinds of cell arise by differentiation.” (Google) And as science has progressed in the last few decades‚ the ability to experiment and research these fascinating cells has progressed at an exponential rate. However‚ the controversy over this new scientific discovery has made it very difficult for
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causes the disease. There is a part of the brain called the basal ganglia. This part of the brain has a role in controlling muscle movements. What happens is that nerve cells in the basal ganglia begin to die. These nerve cells contain a brain chemical called dopamine to help control muscle movement. Without dopamine‚ the nerve cells in the basal ganglia cannot properly send messages. This leads to the loss of muscle function which then is identified as Parkinson’s disease.
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the topics of stem cells and genetic testing on humans will be addressed‚ along with all the bioethical issues they encompass. Stem cells are cells that have no specific function or purpose. These cells are able to develop into any cell of the body‚ including skin‚ brain‚ muscle‚ and many other types of cells. There are two types of stem cells produced in our body: embryonic cells that form during embryo development‚ and adult (somatic) stem cells produced
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Good afternoon‚ my name is Saeed Graham and today I’ll be presenting on the topic of the use of animals in medical research. An article will be disputed in an attempt to convince you that animals SHOULD be used in medical research. Kelly Overton posits the article “Stop Animal Testing – It’s not just cruel‚ it’s ineffective” in the Baltimore Sun. As is evident from the title of the writing‚ Mr. Overton is of the opinion that the use of animals for medical testing be desisted on the basis of its ineffectiveness
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“Human embryonic stem cell (HESC) research offers much hope for alleviating the human suffering brought on by the ravages of disease and injury.” according to plato.stanford.edu‚ so the question shouldn’t be why should it be legal‚ but why shouldn’t it? My mother went to see a brain specialist to try to get an understanding of why she has chronic migraines‚ and originally they thought she might have multiple sclerosis‚ a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system. Luckily we discovered
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Huntington’s disease is inherited‚ meaning that an individual who has a parent with Huntington’s will have a fifty percent chance of inheriting the gene‚ which will in turn will eventually lead to the onset of the disease (Oster‚ Shoulson‚ & Dorsey‚ 2013). It is the neurodegeneration of the brain‚ but have more specifically been found in the basal ganglia and cerebral cortex (de Paula‚ Concalves‚ & Vieira‚ 2015). The huntingtin gene (HTT) is the instruction manual to produce the protein huntingtin
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