of white blood cells. These are called blasts. For several years‚ there are approximately 256‚ 000 children and adults around the world who have developed some form of Leukemia and 209‚ 000 have died from it. To treat this‚ others have resorted to Chemotherapy: a cancer treatment that uses potent drugs to eliminate cancer cells. But still‚ it is hard to limit the side effects of this therapy because not only does it destroy Leukemia cells but also damages healthy Leukocytes‚ cells and tissues that
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One of the most controversial debates in recent history has been the human embryonic stem cell debate. Millions and millions of embryos are not used each year when they could very well lead to a cure for fatal diseases such as leukemia and cancer. As well as become a cure for neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Human embryonic stem cell research has enormous potential to cure many diseases and change the face of modern medicine. However‚ there is much debate
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the recent biomedical research is “Human Stem Cell” from which all 210 different kinds of tissue in the human body originate(the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity‚ 94). Additionally‚ UNESCO states that separating some inner cell mass from the embryo at the blastocyst stage‚ they can be cultured to produce pluripotent stem cells‚ capable of developing into blood ‚ muscle‚ or many other kinds of tissues and organs of the body (13). Thus‚ at first “Stem Cell” may sound hopeful for human life but
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Building Our House by Jonathan Bean According to the Boston Globe Horn Book Award website‚ the winning titles must be published in the United States. The awards are chosen by an independent panel of three judges who are annually appointed by the Editor of the Horn Book. The books are recognized in the categories of fiction/poetry‚ picture books‚ and nonfiction literature. In Building Our House‚ Bean creates an engaging story as well as a look into a warm family setting. A little girl narrates
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against the use of stem cells in medicine? Stem cells – often referred to as “the building blocks of the human body” are like the basic ingredient needed in order to create a human being. This is why large amounts of stem cells can be found in early stage embryos in comparison to the adult human body where there are not as many present. Stem cells are “unspecialized” cells which have the potential to produce different types of specialist cells such as brain‚ muscle‚ or tissue cells. On January the
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Michell Henning Research Paper Period 2 M.Kelsay 12/18/2012 Embryos and Ethics Embryotic stem cell research has been in the public eye for quite some time‚ and has formed an ethical debate between many. Scientists have been researching and testing embryos to determine the possible uses for them. The work done with embryos can allow parents to select certain characteristics for their future child. Frozen embryos can be used later on for in-vitro fertilization‚ allowing a couple to conceive
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Embryonic Stem Cell Research Should Be Federally Funded The undifferentiated cells of a human embryo‚ referred to as stem cells‚ hold limitless promise for medical research. When a human embryo consists of not more than 64 cells‚ its cells are able to learn new ways of being. If injected into a diseased kidney‚ they take on many of the properties of ordinary kidney cells‚ and may help the kidney to perform its normal function. This seems to hold for any organ‚ even any kind of cell. (Goldstein)
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The moral dilemma of embryonic stem cell research is: either the embryo is a human being or it’s not a human being‚ a person’s belief can help alter their decision on being for or against the research‚ cloning could be the answer to saving a life‚ and the potential the embryonic research can have will make a big impact on the world. To say that an embryo is or is not a human depends on the person and the concept they have on when a life is actually started. Many say that it starts at the embryo‚
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Many people have not been fully informed on the topic of human pluripotent stem cell research. Most American have heard a lot on one side‚ and very little on the other. Hence‚ they have not and can not fully evaluate the facts and can only give snap decisions‚ according to religioustolerance.com. Having heard extensive lectures on both sides‚ I believe that embryonic stem cell research shows great promise in bettering the medical and scientific community. I agree with the American Association for
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dissected and tested on‚ only to discover more about embryonic stem cells. Embryonic stem cells are cells in an unborn child’s body that can become any cell in the human body. In a lab‚ these cells can be reproduced and- if further research is conducted- can be used to create body parts. Having been read in class‚ the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley relates to embryonic stem cells‚ for both Frankenstein’s creature and embryonic stem cells cause the destruction of many people. In Frankenstein‚ a young
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