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    Stem Cell Research: Right to Life It’s characteristic for most people to automatically jump to the conclusion that all stem cells come from an aborted fetus. Well, this is not true, and this is where the controversy begins. Stem cell research is the study of cells within the body that can develop into another and completely different cell during life, for example a stem cell that was used to create your skin as a skin graft, could now be constructing cells in your blood or bone marrow. When it…

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    Introduction There has been a race for a cure or treatment for human cells that have been destroyed or damaged. Every part of the human body should consist of cells specialized to work and function in their location, such as, the heart cells that make up and keep our heart working in its functioning form. With a lack of healthy cells the probability of diseases and conditions emerges. Stem cell research was introduced to combat these issues and was coined in 1908 by Alexander Maximow during a…

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    Stem Cells Evaluative Essay This is a general essay for one who may or may not be going into to stem cells on the different kind of stem cells we are determining price of each of the different stem cells the ethics and its plasticity. What are stem cells? Stem Cells are an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism that is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type, and from which certain other kinds of cell arise by differentiation. There are different types of…

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    Human Embryonic Stem Cells

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    Stem cells are the ones that divide and give rise to more identical cells. The identical cells developed will have the capacity to divide and give rise to different cells or even more similar stem cells. Stem cells are two types one of them are embryonic stem cells and the other are adult stem cells. In February 1963 the scientists named Ernesr McCulloch and James did experiments on bone marrow of mice and discovered that there is production of different kinds of blood cells from a single group…

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    diabetes, are treatable with stem cell therapy. As long as humans exist, the necessity for extensive more technological advancements will be abundant and crucial to humanity 's survival. Stem cells have been at the forefront of medical research for many years (Susman). Stem cells can easily be labeled ‘the wonder drug’ of the century,…

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    conditions, stem cells can be induced to become mature cells with special functions that help cure diseases” (Aldridge). Studies have shown that stem cells can replace virtually any tissue or organ that is injured or diseased, yet no other medicine or drug has been able to perform such a task. Most people would rather choose chemotherapy treatments simply because stem cell processes take years to confirm. However, are stem cells a higher quality when entered into the body than chemotherapy? Stem…

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    too. Often, they are either incurable or very difficult to cure resulting in many sick people with limited potential to restore them. Over the last few years, a new development has been found for those with degenerative diseases: Stem Cells. To understand how stem cells work, first we have to understand how a degenerative disease works. Most degenerative diseases are caused though one’s genetics. This makes certain people more likely to gain one. Their typical characteristics include continuous…

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    between relevant biological ideas. What are stem cells? Stem cells are an undifferentiated cell that are from the same family. Stem cells take the place of cells that have died or are lost. Stem cells have the ability to renew and repair the body 's tissue, unlike mature cells that a permanently going to stay the same, stem cells are not only able to renew themselves, but can create into a completely new cell. Embryonic Stem Cells Embryonic stem cells are cells that are at the very early stage…

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    Stem Cell Research and its Controversies Stem cells have been believed to originate from primordial germ cells, which normally produce the sperm or oocyte. They are pluripotent cells that proliferate indefinitely with appropriate growth factor and nutrients, and appropriate environment (Kurt, F. Ö., Aydemir, I., Özkut, M., Cezayirli, E., & Tuğlu, M. İ., 2015). These characteristics can lead to a greater understanding of human biology in addition to new cures for diseases like Huntington’s. Stem…

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    suffered from Cerebral Palsy, which was never thought to be curable. Through the use of stem cell research conducted at Duke University, however, her recovery from this neurological disorder was cured. The method the research center used was adult stem cell reinfusion. From the success of stem cell reinfusion, scientists believe embryonic stem cell research must hold even more promising results. Embryonic stem cell research is a highly controversial and prevalent topic of interest in the…

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