Stem cells are cells in all organisms that undergo a process called differentiation which is the process of growth or development to becoming something different. Stem cells work together to later become of use in areas of need such as tissue, muscle, or organs. Unlike stem cells, which have gone through one stage of differentiation, embryonic stem cells (ESC) can easily provide more of a variety on what they can become and be used for later in life. Consequently, embryonic stem cells have been in the central of debate in ways such as its ethics and how it should legally stand between the government and its research. The public, some with the mindset of opposition claim that stem cell research is unjustly in killing the unborn. Moreover,
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As a result, allowing for the government’s help to fund the research of stem cells, they can ultimately save lives, create alternatives to regenerative medicine and expand stem cell research. Thus, ESCs can essentially benefit the public as it shall be more widely accepted and held to the same standards and guidelines as adult stem cells.
While adult stem cells are a benefit for recreating the body’s needs such as tissues and organs, embryonic stem cells range in a much different area that these cells can not reach. Since adult stem cells are so limited based on what they are (blood cell, nerve cell, tissue cell and etc.) there is only so much they can recreate. One example being that blood cells can only differentiate to become either white or red blood cells and nothing more. Since embryonic stem cells are sought out in reaching high hopes to potentially saving lives, scientists wrote that “the property [making] them so “unique and interesting” is called potency meaning that the cells still have the potential to differentiation” (Issitt and Donnelly). This would allow for a remarkable opportunity of being able to create a vast amount of cells when desperately needed. Another attribute that differs between somatic …show more content…
Since the ban on stem cells set by president George Bush, in 2001 called the Stem Cell Policy, embryonic stem cells have not received the attention they deserve, which has restricted the limits of researching stem cells. Morally, it seems unreasonable to be taking a human life in return to save a life for those out there without a home are un-abled and deemed as unworthy. Envision a helpless child limited by what he/she owns and the amount of money their family or they makes. Stuck in a situation where they could have had so much to offer; to our environment, society, and even day to day lives. (Take a look at figure
As a result, allowing for the government’s help to fund the research of stem cells, they can ultimately save lives, create alternatives to regenerative medicine and expand stem cell research. Thus, ESCs can essentially benefit the public as it shall be more widely accepted and held to the same standards and guidelines as adult stem cells.
While adult stem cells are a benefit for recreating the body’s needs such as tissues and organs, embryonic stem cells range in a much different area that these cells can not reach. Since adult stem cells are so limited based on what they are (blood cell, nerve cell, tissue cell and etc.) there is only so much they can recreate. One example being that blood cells can only differentiate to become either white or red blood cells and nothing more. Since embryonic stem cells are sought out in reaching high hopes to potentially saving lives, scientists wrote that “the property [making] them so “unique and interesting” is called potency meaning that the cells still have the potential to differentiation” (Issitt and Donnelly). This would allow for a remarkable opportunity of being able to create a vast amount of cells when desperately needed. Another attribute that differs between somatic …show more content…
Since the ban on stem cells set by president George Bush, in 2001 called the Stem Cell Policy, embryonic stem cells have not received the attention they deserve, which has restricted the limits of researching stem cells. Morally, it seems unreasonable to be taking a human life in return to save a life for those out there without a home are un-abled and deemed as unworthy. Envision a helpless child limited by what he/she owns and the amount of money their family or they makes. Stuck in a situation where they could have had so much to offer; to our environment, society, and even day to day lives. (Take a look at figure