Stem Cell research (Medical Ethicist)
As a medical ethicist there is a giant controversy on whether to use Embryonic Stem Cells because many believe that using embryonic cells is killing a baby before it is fully developed. The way they get these embryonic cells is after 4 days of the embryo growing it turns into a blastocyst which is a hollow ball of cells with cells inside of that and it is called the inner cell mass. Those are the cells that turn into the embryo and they have already started to specialize. The cells in the inner cell mass are the cells scientist want to turn them into different cells and these are known as pluripotent, so that is why it is thought of as killing a baby before it has a chance. (Biology book 294) So, how are …show more content…
A scientist named Shinya Yamanaka figured out how to convert fibroblast cells into cells that can almost do the same as embryonic stem cells but you will not have to take a human life away(The discovery of iPS cells paragraph 1). Pluripotent stem cells are taken from blood or skin cells and are tricked to act like they are young but in reality they are not but they are being reprogrammed to become different cells whereas before blood cells could only become other blood cells but with the new technology they can become many different things (Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells paragraph 1 & 3) (Is there another way paragraph 1 and 2). This is a huge breakthrough because we do not have to take a human life, instead just blood cells or skin cells have to be taken and reprogrammed to become other things. The way these are gotten is this is how it started, Yamanaka the scientist took 4 genes and added them to skin that he took from a mouse (The discovery of iPS cells paragraph 1). After a little bit of time the cells from the mouse became pluripotent. This sparked the idea that humans could also use this, so that is what happened but humans do not need as many genes as a mouse. The downfall of this is it is not as effective as embryonic because the cells taken are older and are being tricked to be young but …show more content…
There are many people that are split in this decision and this controversy will go on for a long time and nobody will be able to change it. I dont know what is right and what is wrong other than my opinion but this is a very big thing that is being discussed right now. There is no way to resemble the embryonic stem cells or to make anything as effective but induced pluripotent stem cells are a great other option. In the future if we can figure it out that scientists can use induced pluripotent cells they can do big things in helping everyone with so many issues that come up in everyday
As a medical ethicist there is a giant controversy on whether to use Embryonic Stem Cells because many believe that using embryonic cells is killing a baby before it is fully developed. The way they get these embryonic cells is after 4 days of the embryo growing it turns into a blastocyst which is a hollow ball of cells with cells inside of that and it is called the inner cell mass. Those are the cells that turn into the embryo and they have already started to specialize. The cells in the inner cell mass are the cells scientist want to turn them into different cells and these are known as pluripotent, so that is why it is thought of as killing a baby before it has a chance. (Biology book 294) So, how are …show more content…
A scientist named Shinya Yamanaka figured out how to convert fibroblast cells into cells that can almost do the same as embryonic stem cells but you will not have to take a human life away(The discovery of iPS cells paragraph 1). Pluripotent stem cells are taken from blood or skin cells and are tricked to act like they are young but in reality they are not but they are being reprogrammed to become different cells whereas before blood cells could only become other blood cells but with the new technology they can become many different things (Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells paragraph 1 & 3) (Is there another way paragraph 1 and 2). This is a huge breakthrough because we do not have to take a human life, instead just blood cells or skin cells have to be taken and reprogrammed to become other things. The way these are gotten is this is how it started, Yamanaka the scientist took 4 genes and added them to skin that he took from a mouse (The discovery of iPS cells paragraph 1). After a little bit of time the cells from the mouse became pluripotent. This sparked the idea that humans could also use this, so that is what happened but humans do not need as many genes as a mouse. The downfall of this is it is not as effective as embryonic because the cells taken are older and are being tricked to be young but …show more content…
There are many people that are split in this decision and this controversy will go on for a long time and nobody will be able to change it. I dont know what is right and what is wrong other than my opinion but this is a very big thing that is being discussed right now. There is no way to resemble the embryonic stem cells or to make anything as effective but induced pluripotent stem cells are a great other option. In the future if we can figure it out that scientists can use induced pluripotent cells they can do big things in helping everyone with so many issues that come up in everyday