Stem Cells Stem Cells are fundamentally cell templates. These cell templates are used to create all the cells in our body. Stem cells under the right circumstances are manipulated into other cells‚ such as mussel cells and liver cells. The thing that makes stem cells so useful is that not only can they become almost any cell in your body but they also have the special characteristics to be able to self re-new or multiplying while still keeping the potential to become useful cells for our body
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Stem cells‚ often called the building blocks of the human body‚ are positioned within the body’s blood‚ tissues‚ organs‚ and immune system. Once they are transplanted‚ they have the capability to either reconstruct or restore a patient’s damaged cells which could enhance the patient’s health; and in some cases can conclusively save a person’s life. The umbilical cord is used as a basic lifeline from the mother to the baby throughout the pregnancy. If stem cells from the umbilical cord are collected
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Stem Cell Research vs. Morality On October 4‚ 2004‚ with his wife by his side‚ actor Christopher Reeve died of heart failure because of complications due to a spinal cord injury. Christopher Reeve believed strongly in stem cell research‚ and he knew that one day he would walk again‚ but it was not to be. If it came down to saving the life of a loved one‚ would people consider morality‚ or would he or she go against their religious convictions or moral beliefs to save a
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The Medical Breakthrough of Stem Cell Research English IV K- 4 27 January 2013 The Medical Breakthrough of Stem Cell Research Someone you care about is suffering from heart disease‚ juvenile diabetes‚ Alzheimer’s‚ or even forms of cancer and the only hope may be through stem cell research. Would‚ or should‚ you support this study? You‚ like many researchers and scientists‚ should have great hope for stem cells and its ability to cure heart disease‚ cancer‚ and neurodegenerative diseases
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Embryonic Stem Cells for Research- Right or Wrong There have been a lot of controversies regarding the latest stem cell research in recent days. People have been publishing a lot about this issue and it is all over the media lately. It has aggregated some religious groups in the world and they have been very stern towards the issue. Here is my point of view regarding this issue: Unlike other cells in our body‚ each of which is specialized to perform a particular function‚ Stem cells are characterized
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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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Due to recent discoveries‚ stem cell research will have many future medical possibilities. A recent stem cell breakthrough shows that cloning human organs or body parts to treat patients with injured organs or limb deficiencies could be possible. “The cloning techniques can also be used to grow organs for patients with a failing liver or kidney.” Because the newly cloned organ will be genetically identical to the one being replaced‚ rather than a donated one‚ the chances of it being rejected will
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Embryonic stem cells The term "stem cell" in Websters dictionary defines it as "An unspecialized cell that gives rise to differentiated cells"‚ which is a fancy way of saying "stem cells can be used to copy and turn into any other type of cell". To understand Embryonic stem cells‚ we must go back to the Discovery of stem cells in general. Stem cell research first dates back to the late 1800’s‚ when scientist first observed evidence of cells able to produce other cell types. There was a gap in
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difference between embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells is that an embryonic stem cell is not fully developed and with no specific cell tissues. Embryonic stem cells are found in the inner cells mass of the early embryo. The very first embryonic stem cells are totipotent (can be able to create all kinds of cells) but the rest after that are pluripotent which means that it can create many different types of cells such as white blood cells‚ nerve cells‚ and neurons. Adult stem cells are less flexible
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Against Stem Cell Research Research on stem cells is knowledge constantly being explored about how an organism evolves from a single cell and how cells in good condition are put in place of cells that no longer work. The outcome that is anticipated from doing this research is that if scientist can fine tune stem cells into regular cells like blood or heart muscles and put it back into the body‚ then possibly they may find a cure for some of the widespread diseases that exist in our world
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