Dear my friend: You don’t have to be so upset about all stem cell research and treatments. In fact, the belief that stem cells come from aborted fetuses is a misconception. I will clarify this misconception for you. I will begin by explaining the basic stem cell biology. There are two big categorized cells, stem cells and specialized cells. Our bodies contain many types of specialized cells, and each type of specialized cells functions for different purposes. Examples include eye cells, heart cells, and hair cells. They all develop from stem cells. Stem cells are the cells that have not been differentiated to specialized cells. Stem cells come from several sources, the two main sources are embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells. Obviously,
