Stem cells are becoming increasingly more popular and more useful in the world that we are living in. When scientists first started using pluripotent stem cells, cells that can replicate themselves, they realized that they can come from two main places. They can come from embryos or they can come from certain places in the human body. They are being used for many new health innovations including being used to create blood. According to Catharine Paddock in an article written for Medical News Today, donated blood can give people four things: “red cells, white cells, plasma and platelets” (Paddock).
The history of stem cells is very short because stem cells have only been discovered very recently. In 1989 stem cells were used to create …show more content…
An article written for the International Society for Stem Cell Research stated, “most of the unproven stem cell treatments (...) carry very little promise of actual benefit” (Nine Things to Know). Stem cell treatments are still very new and not much is known about how those treatments will affect people. One of the only stem cell treatments used widely today is bone marrow transplants, which has to do with blood. Ian Murnaghan wrote an article talking about stem cells for Explore Stem Cells and he said, “The possibility of transplanted stem cells differentiating into the wrong type of tissue is yet another concern” (Murnaghan). The thought of stem cells turning into a different type of cell that isn’t wanted could cause bad things to happen. For example, Ian Murnaghan explained, “These uncontrolled cells could eventually form tumors” (Murnaghan). The possibility of tumors growing because of the uncontrolled embryonic stem cells is a very bad potential side effect. In the past, other types medical treatments have proven to be harmful to the human …show more content…
There are many benefits with making blood out of stem cells. One of those benefits is described in an article written by Cameron Scott, “Many parts of the world find blood regularly in short supply” (Scott). By using stem cells to create blood, blood shortages in hospitals and blood banks would be less common. Another benefit of making blood with stem cells is that there would be less risk of infection or disease from donated blood. Catharine Paddock explained in her article written for MediLexicon International that, “Mass production of platelets in the laboratory could overcome not only the difficulties of supply but also lead to a more advanced product that would suit patients of all blood types, carry no risk of infection and could be more effective than platelets recovered from blood” (Paddock). This proves that stem cell research on blood can help in more than one way, and it can improve our world greatly. Although some people say that stem cell research in general costs too much and takes lives, it is already making significant advances in the health field and it will save lives in the future. So the next time the controversy of stem cells comes up, just think about how many lives will be saved and how many medical treatments will and are being
The history of stem cells is very short because stem cells have only been discovered very recently. In 1989 stem cells were used to create …show more content…
An article written for the International Society for Stem Cell Research stated, “most of the unproven stem cell treatments (...) carry very little promise of actual benefit” (Nine Things to Know). Stem cell treatments are still very new and not much is known about how those treatments will affect people. One of the only stem cell treatments used widely today is bone marrow transplants, which has to do with blood. Ian Murnaghan wrote an article talking about stem cells for Explore Stem Cells and he said, “The possibility of transplanted stem cells differentiating into the wrong type of tissue is yet another concern” (Murnaghan). The thought of stem cells turning into a different type of cell that isn’t wanted could cause bad things to happen. For example, Ian Murnaghan explained, “These uncontrolled cells could eventually form tumors” (Murnaghan). The possibility of tumors growing because of the uncontrolled embryonic stem cells is a very bad potential side effect. In the past, other types medical treatments have proven to be harmful to the human …show more content…
There are many benefits with making blood out of stem cells. One of those benefits is described in an article written by Cameron Scott, “Many parts of the world find blood regularly in short supply” (Scott). By using stem cells to create blood, blood shortages in hospitals and blood banks would be less common. Another benefit of making blood with stem cells is that there would be less risk of infection or disease from donated blood. Catharine Paddock explained in her article written for MediLexicon International that, “Mass production of platelets in the laboratory could overcome not only the difficulties of supply but also lead to a more advanced product that would suit patients of all blood types, carry no risk of infection and could be more effective than platelets recovered from blood” (Paddock). This proves that stem cell research on blood can help in more than one way, and it can improve our world greatly. Although some people say that stem cell research in general costs too much and takes lives, it is already making significant advances in the health field and it will save lives in the future. So the next time the controversy of stem cells comes up, just think about how many lives will be saved and how many medical treatments will and are being