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    INTRODUCTION Embryonic stem cell research and medication is a controversial topic that best displays the battle between ethics and science. Stem cells can bring new possibilities to medicine and biology by understanding how diseases form‚ and affect the body. With this research new cures could be made. The controversy is over whether or not itś ethical to use these embryonic stem cells because they have the potential to become a human being. Using Embryonic stem cells will bring more good than

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    babies in order to extract their stem cells for medical research? The word ethics is a theory or system of moral values; the discipline dealing with what is good or bad and with moral duty and obligation. We find that the moral and ethical standings are tested when scientist and theologist go head to head in the debate over "stem cell research". In November 1998‚ two independent teams U.S scientists reported that they had succeeded in isolating and culturing stem cells obtained from human embryos and

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    On August 9‚ 2001‚ President George W. Bush announced to a national audience his decision and new policy on stem cell research. President Bush explained to the United States how he would not allow federal money for new stem cell research. Federal money could only be used for existing stem cell lines. For any new stem cell research‚ the money must come from the private sector (Ruse‚ 11). This controversial decision is still a widely debated topic that is in the forefront of the current political

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    What Benefits Can Be Derived From Stem Cell Research? Stem Cell Research has been extremely controversial recently. There are two sides to this issue. Many people reject the idea because they believe it violates their religious beliefs. The political parties find this research to be very expensive and they also believe this issue is similar to abortion. On the other hand‚ the medical community is in favor of stem cell investigation because it has been known to help people with major diseases

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    Pros: Embryotic stem cells could cure numerous diseases‚ and provide organs to people on the transplant list. Because of the high demand of organs‚ innumerable people die waiting for a transplant. If scientist discover how to create organs‚ lives will be saved. There is research that shows that it could be possible to use the patient’s own cells instead of embryonic stem cells. Cons: There are concerns with obtaining stem cells. Stem cells are acquired from human embryo or fetus‚ and can cause birth

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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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    Ethics in Society Stem Cells‚ IVF‚ and Cloning: Five Ethical Questions Week 3 Writing Assignment Kelly GE265 Ethics in Society Stem Cells‚ IVF‚ and Cloning: Five Ethical Questions April 5th‚ 2013 There are three kinds of stem cells that are classified according to how versatile they are in their development. Totipotent stem cells are the most versatile type‚ these can divide into cells that will generate all the cells that will make up the embryo; these totipotent cells are about three days

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    The topic of embryonic stem cells is one of large controversy. There are many different reasoning’s for people possessing different opinions including religion‚ medical based arguments‚ and the personal belief of when life begins. These factors play a huge role behind whether or not a person supports the harvesting and transplantation of embryonic stem cells. Although many disagree‚ I believe that stem cell research is beneficial to human-kind. Throughout the years‚ stem cells have been used to treat

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    The issue of stem cells is currently the dominant subject in the debate of biotechnology and human genetics: Should embryonic or adult stem cells be used for potential medical therapies? Stem cells are an undifferentiated cluster of cells which‚ depending on their surrounding conditions‚ are capable of developing into other types of cells (Perry 20). The expression "stem cell" refers to a type of cell that not only produces various types of additional cells‚ but also has the ability to replicate

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    Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Applied to the Field of Regenerative Medicine Imagine having the opportunity to travel back in time with the power to alter the outcome of the future. As pleasing as this may sound‚ such occurrences just do not seem realistic or even possible in today’s world. Although‚ if we take a step back and look into time travel on a smaller scale‚ at the cellular level‚ it is indeed possible to revert to an earlier stage of life. Specifically focusing on terminally differentiated

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