Before introducing the reasons why ESC research should be continued and supported, the history of stem cells needs to be explained. Stem cells were introduced to the medical community in 1998 when a group of scientist led by James Thomas at the University of Wisconsin- Madison developed a technique to isolate and grow ESCs in cell culture. After this discover ESC research spread around the world; however, it caused the ethical debate because his team derived the …show more content…
With the recent political moves made by President Obama allowing federal funding to further research, the benefits are too excessive to stop the research and the number of live that can be saved cannot be overlooked. The debate on whether the cells are obtained ethically will always be a problem, but the methods that the researchers use are ethical. Embryonic stem cell research is the way of the future, and its research is here to change our lives and benefit all of