Human Embryonic Stem Cells or (hESCs)
Human Embryonic Stem Cells or (hESCs) are taken from human embryos, however these embryos are not normal ones. The (hESC) are embryos that were fertilized in a process known as in vitro fertilization. In vitro fertilization is usually done in a clinic of some sort and are then given to researchers for research with permission from the people who have donated. The human embryonic stem cells are not created from a woman, they are created inside of a lab. The process of creating hESC’s is called Cell Culture. The process starts with taking an embryo from the preimplantation stage and then continue to place it into a culture dish with a kind of broth known as a culture medium. The cells then disperse all around the culture dish. When the cells divide and multiply they do not always survive. When enough cells survive inside of the culture dish, they are taken out and inserted inside brand new culture dishes. The process known as sub culturing is repeated for a few weeks, even months before the process is repeated. When sub culturing takes place, each cycle is known as a passage. The process of Sub culturing creates millions of embryonic (hESCs) , this is also known as a stem cell …show more content…
The (iPSCs) are found inside the skin or from blood cells. The (iPSCs) have been set back to an embryonic stem cell like state, this allows an unlimited amount of development of any human cells needed for therapy. Perhaps the biggest advantage of using induced pluripotent stem cells is the moral and ethical debate. The induced pluripotent stem cells do not come from an embryo which is the biggest debate about using stem cells in medicine. iPSCs have already been used for some types of drugs and are used for treating diseases. Scientists are hoping to use induced pluripotent stem cells with transplant