multiple diseases? With stem cell research there can be a cure for today’s incurable illness. The debate for and against stem cells and research on them‚ has been around since stem cells were discovered. Is it ethical to end the possibility of one’s life to save another? When discussing stem cell research one must discuss what stem cell research contains‚ how they work‚ potential therapy‚ and the many misconceptions that come along with this controversial topic. Is stem cell research ethical? One must
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Stem cells are unique because they have the ability to generate new cells of any kind during early life and growth. There are about 200 different types of cells in the body; such as muscle‚ skin and brain cells. Most of these cells have to be repaired or replaced once in a while. For example our taste buds are replaced every 10 days‚ skin cells every couple of weeks and liver cells every 300-500 days. Stem cells serve as an internal repair system dividing essentially without limit to replenish
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Stem cell research could be a scientific miracle‚ or it could be an unethical disaster. This debate between medical science and ethical judgment has been going on for years‚ and has recently become a major topic. Not too long ago‚ the stem cell research funding was cut off by President Bush. He explained his actions by stating‚ "If this bill would have become law‚ American taxpayers would‚ for the first time in our history‚ be compelled to fund the deliberate destruction of human embryos. And I’m
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ABSTRACT Stem cells have offered much hope by promising to greatly extend the numbers and range of patients who could benefit from transplants‚ and to provide cell replacement therapy to treat debilitating diseases such as diabetes‚ Parkinson ’s and Huntington ’s disease. The issue of stem cell research is politically charged‚ prompting biologists to begin engaging in ethical debates‚ Stem cell research offers great promise for understanding basic mechanisms of human development and differentiation
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Stem cells Nowadays‚ stem cells are the hottest topic in the medical field. More and more researches are performed to investigate these mystic cells. In order to go deeper into this topic and fully understand it‚ let’s first take a look at the stem cells themselves‚ their origins and characteristics which make them so unique and crucial for the medical field. Stem cells are very complex and complicated‚ and‚ that is why‚ it takes a lot amount of time to get to the bottom of their structure to be
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Stem Cells and Tissue Renewal 1 The Multicellular “Habitat” • Cells of multicellular organisms – highly specialized – over 200 types in human body • Arranged into tissues‚ organs‚ organ systems • Unable to survive outside body “habitat” skin wont survive in heart tissues. They all start up identicals 2 Specialized Cell Types • Cells of early embryo identical • Differentiation results in specialized cell types – some differentiated cells continue to divide – many others are
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Stem Cell Research From the Viewpoint of Dr. Gamal Serour Anatomy & Physiology 11 September 2013 Anatomy & Physiology 11 September 2013 I am Dr. Gamal Serour‚ I am of the Muslim ethnicity. I am a Professor at Al-Azhar University and Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynecology‚ specializing in infertility treatment. Also the director of the international Islamic Center for Population studies and Research. I believe the study of the stem cell research can be used
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Stem cells agreement by Zayne Burnham Many scientists are now researching special types of cells called stem cells. Stem cells are very important and have the potential to cure many diseases; however there are also many issues to consider when using stem cells. Stem cells research has created concern for some in the community‚ national and international.beacause the best source of stem cells is growing human embryo. The dilemma is that the growing embryo is the earliest stage of human life extracting
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treatment of many diseases. Stem cell research has provided hope and has brought optimism among the scientists and doctors in curing the patients who suffered or died due to the once called "untreatable" diseases decades ago. Stem cells are the ones which can develop into any type of a body cell including the cells of blood‚ liver‚ brain‚ muscles‚ and many more. They are found in adult bone marrow‚ embryos‚ fetuses‚ and blood from the umbilical cord (Bailey 100). Stem cell research is the latest advancement
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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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