Research on Stem cell awareness among Malaysians By Lim Yoke Theng COM4201 Issues in Mass Communication Research paper Faculty of Business‚ Communication and Law INTI International University Malaysia MAY 2011 Stem cell awareness among Malaysians Lim Yoke Theng (angeline_fgc@hotmail.com) Faculty of Business‚ Communication and Law INTI International University Malaysia Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this research paper is to assess the awareness of stem cell harvesting among
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The embryonic stem cells‚ which are pluripotent cells that are derived from the inner cell mass of the pre-implantation embryo at the blastocyst stage. They are considered as an important finding as they have the potential of self-renewal and differentiate indefinitely into the three germ layers‚ the endoderm‚ mesoderm and the ectoderm. The human embryonic stem cells were considered to be useful in clinical applications‚ as they have the potential to be used in cell therapies on diseases like Parkinson’s
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adult stem cell research? The capability to revert blindness‚ cure diabetes‚ let paralyzed people walk again‚ replace deficient organs with newly grown ones and cure blood diseases are a few of the many potential functions of stem cells. A stem cell is an unspecialized cell that can develop into many different cell types in the body during early life and growth it also has the ability to divide essentially without limit. Unlike mature cells‚ which permanently have the same function‚ stem cells
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Sepulveda Bio. Anthro. Tues 6-9 Cell Replacement and Stem Cell Therapy to Treat Neurodegenerative Disease Stem cell therapy is being used to treat neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS‚ commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The disease itself‚ new therapies and treatments‚ along with a cure are currently being studied by universities and stem cell researchers. ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease which attacks the neurons in the brain and
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Stem Cells: The Lethal Lifesaver Stem Cells are the first cells that begin a human life‚ but some people have a problem with using them because of where they come from. So‚ the question is which is more important‚ the death of embryos or the saving of lives? Stem cells are the cells that can be whatever they need to‚ depending on what is needed. The Webster dictionary defines a stem cell as “An unspecialized cell that gives rise to differentiated cells.”. These cells have the potential to save thousands
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regenerating new cardiac cells to replace the damaged cells. Since 1956 experimenting with multiple types of stem cells have resulted in various amount of outcomes in improving cardiac function. Stem cell therapy has not yet been perfected and still have unanswered questions in the procedure of administrating therapeutic amounts of stem cells‚ the best route in delivery of the stem cells‚ and how long proper admission should consist of. As well the controversy of the use of embryotic stem cells still
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kill‚ stem cells may be the greatest advancement of human science and medicine; but they also may become the greatest failure. There are those who would do anything to advance stem cell research and unlock their potentially enlightening secrets; however‚ there are also those who would go to any means to halt and destroy progress‚ mentioning words such as “ethics‚” “morals‚” and “God.” But what critics don’t understand are the potential benefits‚ as well as new‚ “ethical” sources‚ of stem cells. The
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be worth it. General stem cell research has been going on for many years‚ but due to cut funding‚ advancements have been inhibited. It was cut because embryonic stem cells research is considered unethical‚ but embryonic stem cells open a whole new realm of possibilities. The debate of using these stem cells has been argued for a long period of time. Certain stem cell research may be considered unethical‚ but the
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Sickle cell disease and the hope of stem cell therapies; ethics in the treatment sickle cell. The past half century has been an era of rapid discoveries: from the humble beginnings of molecular biology‚ discovery of the structure of DNA‚ research on recombinant DNA‚ the discovery of the human embryonic stem cell (ESC)‚ the completion of the Human Genome Projects‚ mammalian cloning and the discovery of ntESCs (nuclear transfer ESCs) by somatic cell nuclear transfer and the ethical sigh of relief
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STEM CELLS Where are stem cells sourced from? Stem cells are sourced from three main sources‚ Embryos‚ bone marrow and umbilical cord blood. Each different sources’ Stem Cells are either totipotent‚ pluripotent or multipotent. Refer to Figure 1 Figure 1 Stem Cells can be categorised into their capability of being cultured into a different cell. Embryonic Stem Cells: Are pluripotent cells meaning they can be cultured into most cell types. The Embryonic Cells are sourced from in the internal cell
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