Argumentative Essay: What´s Stem Cell Justice?

This definition does not do the stem cell justice. Stem cells are cells that have yet to develop a purpose. They are used in various tissues and organs throughout the body to repair and replace cells that can no longer preform their function properly. The term stem cell was first used in 1868 by biologist Ernst Haeckel. He was using the term to describe a fertilized egg that becomes an organism. This is the basis of what an actual stem cell is, one type of cell that becomes another. The next advance of the stem cell theory is in 1909 when Alexander Maximow proposed to the Berlin Hematological Society that all blood cells came from the same ancestor cell. This was proven true with the discovery of hematopoietic stem cells in the late 1950’s. Canadian scientist James Till and Ernest McCulloch and their experiments on mice are what discovered this type of cell. Till and McCulloch created an experiment to test the radiation sensitivity of bone marrow. They did this by giving mice a dose of radiation that would kill them within 30 days unless they received a bone marrow transplant that had not been treated with radiation. The …show more content…
The FDA claims that one’s own stem cells are a drug when administered to treat cure or prevent disease. The argument here is that the FDA is only trying to protect drug companies from losing profit from diseases being treated or cured by stem cell treatments. Currently the odds are stacked against stem cell treatment as there is too much controversy over what is ethical and how much money will be lost by companies who benefit from people with disease. According to the FDA, they are regulating stem cells in order to protect the public. The FDA’s purpose is to protect the public from harmful foods or drugs. The harmful thing in unregulated stem cell treatment could be the source of the stem cells or the way they are