Adult stem cell

S. Senate, said, “The choice is not between conducting the stem cell research or not conducting it. That is not the choice”. The ethical and moral debate surrounding stem cell research is not the research itself; it is how these stem cells are acquired. There is little doubt within the scientific community that stem cell research will result in many medical breakthroughs, much like the discovery of antibiotics in the 1940s. While stem cell research could provide a possible cure to a number of…

Stem cell research has created controversy around the world. A stem cell is a cell that has not yet been specialized and can grow into any type of cell (Science dictionary). There are two main types of stem cells, embryonic which comes from human embryos and non-embryonic which is adult stem cells. This relates to the novel Unwind because in the novel they take children’s body parts and give other people the parts. The children do not have a choice to be unwound, it is up to the parents,…

A stem cell is simply a cell capable of developing into any other type of cell. It is a biological foundation that hasn’t specialized itself for a specific purpose, however can easily do so for different functions within the body. The cell can be totipotent (able to develop into an organism), pluripotent (able to form tissues of an organism)or multipotent specialized for a certain tissues e.g. blood). Whilst stem cells are mainly known for coming from embryos, there are a wide variety of other…

The Importance of the Stem Cell CJ Kemper Stem cell research on adult and embryonic stem cells has the potential to develop cures for diseases that kill millions of people all over the world. First off, stem cells are the unspecialized cells from which differentiated cells develop(Miller et Levine). In the early 1900’s, attempts were made to fertilize mammalian eggs outside of the human body. It was then discovered that some cells were able to generate blood cells. In 1968, the very first bone…

field is about whether or not embryonic stem cell research is morally acceptable. As the name implies, embryonic stem cells come from embryos. Stem cells can be described as blank cells, which means that they have yet to be assigned a purpose; they can become any kind of cell. When using stem cells to cure patients, they are given a purpose. Embryonic stem cell research should be allowed. To support…

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…

Stem cells are cells that are undifferentiated or also known as not being assigned to a specific functioning cell within the body. With having this characteristic, stem cells have the amazing potential to become many different cell types in the body during early life and growth. They have the capability to renew themselves through cell division and they can also be differentiated. When a stem cell divides, each new cell has a possibility to remain a stem cell or they can be induced to become a…

Stem cell research has caused tremendous controversy over the latest years. Because embryonic stem cells are pluripotent and undifferentiated, they have the potential to become any cell in the adult body and are present in all living organisms. Tissue (adult) stem cells are taken from specific parts of the body, but can only give rise to their tissue of origin. These tissue cells are used naturally by the body to replace damaged cells. Research into both of these types of cells seems very…

has cancer, stem cells may help repair the damage or cure the disease. For instance, a leukemia patient can undergo a stem cell transplant and be cured of cancer. Stem cell research has made several advances in the medical field. It has helped and even cured many people with serious diseases and illnesses. Even though stem cell research has benefited many people, it has also been associated with negative controversy. Stem cell research has a long history of controversy. Stem cells have…

Stem cell research has been a topic of interest since 1956. In that year, the first bone marrow transplant was performed by Dr. E Donnall Thomas in the state of New York. The patient had received radiotherapy and then received a bone marrow transplant from an identical twin that then cured the patient’s leukemia. Four years later, Researchers had made extreme advancements in the discovery of bone marrow and its contents. They found there is at least two kinds of stem cells that are present in…