many new areas of biology and found two areas of biology that interested me the most: microbiology and cell biology and during my final two years I have‚ through my module options and project choices‚ tailored my degree towards these two interests. In my third year of study‚ I undertook a project studying soil-dwelling bacteria and their ability to produce antibiotic compounds‚ while
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Introduction: What are stem cells? Stem cells are unspecialized cells with the capacity to divide and form specialized cells‚ when the circumstances call for it. There are two sources for stem cells: adult and embryonic. Adult stem cells are multipotent cells‚ which can be found in adult tissues. The cells are thought to reside in “niches” in organs and tissues‚ some of which are bone marrow‚ peripheral blood‚ skeletal muscle‚ brain‚ heart‚ and liver. These cells are capable of dividing following
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Embryonic Stem Cell: Threat to Life and Humanity Every year‚ about 7.9 million infants are born with serious birth defects‚ which is about 6% of infants born worldwide. In the United States alone‚ there are more than 4.4 million to 7.7 million of people with developmental disabilities and about 60% of their population’s deaths were due to degenerative diseases. These figures explain the outpour of comments and criticisms as well as hopes and controversies with the introduction of stem cell therapy
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The human genome project‚ together with research on stem cells‚ will form the basis of most medical treatments in the next few decades. Before discussing this statement it is important to analyse each component. What is a genome? And why is it relevant to us? A genome is the building block of all living organisms‚ it consists of the mapping or instructions to how an organism functions‚ and it does this through the use of DNA and genes. Genes are a group of DNA; Genes hold instructions and information
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Stem Cells Attention Getter: If i told you there was something in this world that held promise of treatments and cures for more than 70 major diseases and conditions that affect millions of people‚ including diabetes‚ Parkinson ’s‚ Alzheimer ’s‚ cancer‚ spinal cord injuries‚ blindness‚ and HIV‚ would you believe me? According to an article by Americans for Cures Foundation‚ there is. And it’s name is a stem cell. Into into topic: There’s a lot of controversy surrounding stem cells‚ and because
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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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Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent(able to grow) stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst‚ an early-stage preimplantation embryo. Embryonic stem cells can form any possible cells in the body. These stem cells are used to better understand and treat diseases. They also help scientist understand how diseases occur/develop. Rapid advantages in research on the embryonic stem cells derived from human embryos have collided with opposing views regarding the morality of using human embryos
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Stem cell the biggest breakthroughs in medical history? T hroughout the years‚ medical research has brought to the world many great improvements: cures for numerous types of illnesses‚ pain medications‚ and an infinite number of things that have changed the way people live. One medical research breakthrough recently is stem cell research. Stem cell research could be one of the biggest breakthroughs in medical history. Although it could be the cure to a vast number of diseases‚ there are certain
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Andrew McClarren English 015 The debate regarding the ethics surrounding research and use of embryonic stem cells in medical treatment remains unsettled throughout the world. Embryonic stem cells possess the ability to save lives through reproductive growth properties despite moral oppositions proposed by conservative and religious lobbying organizations. Embryonic stem cells derive from developing embryos (the most basic stage of human life) which then are injected into another patient in order
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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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