Cancer stem cell

Embryonic Stem Cell Research In the two-thousand nine movie, My Sister’s Keeper by Jeremy Leven, a family is struck with tragedy when their daughter, Kate, is diagnosed with Leukemia and not expected to live past the age of five years old. The doctor covertly introduces the topic of in vitro fertilization to assure a perfect match to the little girl. The procedure was successfully performed, and the parents have a little girl who they named Anna. Anna has given blood, bone marrow, and stem…

Stem Cell Research is a very controversial topic. Some people are unaware of what it is and what it means for healthcare. It is the remedy of health ailments of the future and it should be supported so that scientists can continue to work on the cure for a plethora of health issues. First let’s answer the question “What are Stem Cells?” “Stem Cells are the foundation cells for every organ and tissues in our bodies. (ISSCR) There are a few different types of stem cells. There are adult stem…

For many years now there has been a great debate on whether the research for stem cells should be funded or not. A stem cell is an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism that is capable of giving rise to infinitely more cells of the same type. Also, it comes from other kinds of cell arise by differentiation. Research has found that stem cells have incredible potential to eliminate some of the most harmful diseases in the world, such as people paralyzed being able to walk again, people…

Stem Cell Therapy is a modern biotechnology that uses stem cells that come from different parts of one’s body and are of different kinds such as embryonic, adult, and tissue-specific, just to name a few. Stem cells are premature cells that have the ability to divide themselves into various kinds of cells in the body. Moreover, they are able to regenerate and mend damaged tissues from which they came from. There are several views on this biotechnology. Some researchers such as Paul…

Stem Cell Research: Has Science Gone too Far? Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus is a novel that brings to light the consequences of unrestricted science. Stem cell research, although seen as the be-all and end-all of cures for diseases, suffers the most from unconstrained regulation. With ailing patients searching for a cure to their illness, many seek non-proven medicine to save them from death. However, without regulation and proven effectiveness of stem cell therapies by the FDA and…

Despite the incredible diversity of cells that exist on our planet, they all have a common origin. Whether a red blood cell, muscle, or brain cell, all begin as a stem cell. These stem cells have become both a source of great potential for medical advancement as well as a hotbed of controversy. (Health, Stem Cell Basics, 2016) There are two different types of stem cells, embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells. Although embryonic stem cells are the ones most commonly heard about, both have…

embryonic stem cell use. An explanatory research study designed was used along with the primary data. The research studies designed have been conducted for many years in hopes to regenerate cells to repair a particular organ or damage tissue in the human body. These cells derive from embryos that are three to five days old called blastocysts containing one hundred fifty cells. However, there are many other types of stem cells with different purposes such as adult stem cells and prenatal stem…

Stem cells is an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism that is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type, it can copy themselves for an unlimited period of time, also have the potential to develop into different types of cell. Each new cell will become another type of cell with a more specialized function when the stem cell divides, these cells such as the red blood cell, muscle cell and the brain cell. Overall on some main functions of the stem cell, the…

Stem cell research has always been a controversial issue when it comes to the use of embryonic cells. Of course, there are other alternative types of stem cells like, those found in cord blood from childbirth or those found in bone marrow, but these cells have a much smaller range of medical uses than the cells from embryos. The source of embryonic stem cells is primarily leftover embryos from fertilization clinics. The choice to donate leftover embryos to research is a choice made only by the…

Within the past decade stem cell research has been a very debatable issue within the secular and religious communities. The ongoing debate has been based on the basis of embryonic stem cell research, the moral ethics of it, versus adult stem cell research. While generalized stem cell research can and has led to huge scientific breakthroughs, the benefit from embryonic research does not warrant the risk of potentially killing a future President. So what are stem cells and why are they important…