Cancer stem cell

is extracted from the cell of the original organism, or “donor,” and inserted into an egg of the same species. The egg cell has had its nucleus previously removed and therefore it reads and duplicates the DNA of the donor cell. Since the first successful clone of an adult organism, Dolly the sheep, scientists have been experimenting with cloning others, such as mice, pigs, rabbits, goats, and other animals. Theories of the opportunities of human cloning, like, curing cancer, infertility, and…

diseases, with the use of stem cell…

discovery of stem cells in 1978, (Murnaghan) the controversy circulating around these cells has been immense. First off, let us define stem cells; stem cells in Merriam Webster dictionary are defined as “a simple cell in the body that is able to develop into any one of various kinds of cells (such as blood cells, skin cells, etc.)” (Merriam-Webster). Furthermore, there are two types of stem cells, embryonic and somatic, and between these two types of stem cells is where the real controversy…

bring families together. Cloning is the process of replicating cells in order to obtain an identical copy of the “mother” donor. A problem is that cloning can be difficult to study and produce further research as there are ethical issues and new state laws that prohibit further research of cloning. The purpose of cloning is to create genetically identical humans, animals and animal cells, plants and plant cells, various body tissue cells in the human body, to save endangered or extinct species…

gain through furthering stem cell research, but medical breakthroughs should be fundamentally about saving, not destroying, human life. Therefore, I support stem cell research that does not destroy the embryo” (Michael Steele). Stem cells are very beneficial for many reasons and can be used for transplants and testing new medications to help cure diseases and cancer. The negative aspect of stem cells is that embryos can be killed for further research. The research in stem cells still needs to be…

Allowing Embryonic Stem Cells to be Used in Medical Research Throughout the past decades, researchers from across the globe have been trying to find cures for debilitating illnesses that have ravaged the human race since the beginning of time. Cancer, blindness, and Alzheimer 's disease are just a few of the many that are on the list. The discovery of stem cells, blank cells that can become any type of cell in the body, has been the leading breakthrough in the search for cures. Although they are…

our own cells, tissues and organs as well.…

that she would never walk again. A nine month old baby boy was admitted to a hospital and diagnosed with sickle cell disease, and the same night, suffered a stroke on his entire right side. A natural gas leak had been detonated inside of a house after a match had been lit, covering most of the young woman’s body with second and third degree burns. Each one of these patients found stem cells as their best, or only, alternative to a crippling disability or death. The young girl with the injured…

Stem cell research. Those three little words may seem so simple, but the mixed reactions and controversial propaganda that surround the topic are staggeringly diverse. Stem cells are very unique cells that have the ability to morph into any of the types of cells found in our bodies (Newton 3). Blood, heart, nerve, and skin are all types of cells that stem cells have the potential to turn into. Due to this, stem cells could quite easily cause revolutionary breakthroughs in the medical scene,…

Stem cells are cells that have the capacity to become different types of cell in the body. They also have the ability to replace or repair damaged tissue or cells. Stem cell research forms part of the regenerative medicine field. Stem cell research requires practices that require the genetic manipulation of microorganisms in order to improve the quality of human life. Stem cells can be procured in three different ways: Adult stem cells, umbilical cord blood, and embryonic tissue (Harris, Morgan,…