Back in 1996, the government passed Dickey-Wicker Amendment to forbid the use of the tax payer money to create embryos sole for scientific studies or for any research that requires the destruction of the embryos. In 2001, former President, George W. Bush, restricted federal funding for embryonic stem cell research because the process of retrieving embryonic stem cells is by the destruction of an embryo (Edmonds). Bush believed that destroying the embryo was devaluing human life. The restriction of fundings towards embryonic stem cell research put almost a stop to many companies that were doing such research with embryos. But in between the time of 2001 to 2009 many universities and private companies used their own fundings conducting research
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Scientist can extract the disease and examine how the disease grows or starts. Then, by knowing how the disease forms scientists can find ways to slow down, stop or reverse the disease to heal the organ(s). Stem cell research is still fairly new and with Bush’s halt on government funding for stem cell research, trials and experiments, and experience are still lacking. Even though scientists in the biomedicine world are trying their hardest everyday to enhance their knowledge of stem cells, does not mean that stem cells are the easiest organisms to work with. For example, if a scientist takes cancerous stomach cells from your body and grow them in a petri dish and the scientist figures out how the cancer started does not mean doctors can automatically inject stem cells in the human body and wait for the stem cells to work. If the scientist or doctor takes stomach cells and get those stomach cells to reach to the point where those cells can become stem cells, does not mean those cells will work well with other stomach cells. Cells need a relationship to grow and adapt with one another. If those injected stomach cells start mitosis (division of the cell to create one exactly like it) it might just create another cancer (ISSCR). Without trial and error people who are looking for a way to save lives will never get far enough to do …show more content…
Stem cell research has barely risen and people who look for options to save their own lives or to save the life of others are put down due to the fact that others want to falsely sell how “far” biomedicine has apparently gotten. Companies and clinics would often “sell” stem cells as a means to cure or treat patients without fully know the science and great disaster that can arise if the stem cells are used incorrectly (ISSCR). Treatments are best done if you know exactly what is wrong and not every disease or cancer requires stem cells if need to choose other
Scientist can extract the disease and examine how the disease grows or starts. Then, by knowing how the disease forms scientists can find ways to slow down, stop or reverse the disease to heal the organ(s). Stem cell research is still fairly new and with Bush’s halt on government funding for stem cell research, trials and experiments, and experience are still lacking. Even though scientists in the biomedicine world are trying their hardest everyday to enhance their knowledge of stem cells, does not mean that stem cells are the easiest organisms to work with. For example, if a scientist takes cancerous stomach cells from your body and grow them in a petri dish and the scientist figures out how the cancer started does not mean doctors can automatically inject stem cells in the human body and wait for the stem cells to work. If the scientist or doctor takes stomach cells and get those stomach cells to reach to the point where those cells can become stem cells, does not mean those cells will work well with other stomach cells. Cells need a relationship to grow and adapt with one another. If those injected stomach cells start mitosis (division of the cell to create one exactly like it) it might just create another cancer (ISSCR). Without trial and error people who are looking for a way to save lives will never get far enough to do …show more content…
Stem cell research has barely risen and people who look for options to save their own lives or to save the life of others are put down due to the fact that others want to falsely sell how “far” biomedicine has apparently gotten. Companies and clinics would often “sell” stem cells as a means to cure or treat patients without fully know the science and great disaster that can arise if the stem cells are used incorrectly (ISSCR). Treatments are best done if you know exactly what is wrong and not every disease or cancer requires stem cells if need to choose other