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    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,…

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    Stem cells are non specialized cells in your body that have the potential to create more specific types of cells such as blood, brain, tissue or muscle. Because of their unique traits, stem cells have improved millions of lives all over the world. Over the past couple of years, stem cell research has been getting a lot of heat because of a cloud of controversy surrounding it. As a result, the US government (among multiple other countries) deny funding for it and only the wealthy private labs are…

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    issue. Stem cells are another example of a controversial treatment that is taking the medical field by storm. Although it is very controversial, it’s results are truly amazing and beneficial to anyone who is willing to give it a try. Stem cells have the potential to divide into special cells through a process called “mitosis”. Mitosis is part of the cell cycle; it is a process where the cell nucleus is separated into two identical sets of chromosomes. Mitosis is an important…

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    Stem Cells Ethical

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    about all the cells in their body, and what they can do, and how they work? Till and McCulloch were known as the first two people to know what stem cells are, and used them in a research paper in 1963(Who Really Discovered Stem Cells?). Dr. Florence Sabin is technically the first person the person they recently discovered because he had turned in an essay about stem cells in 1931(Who Really Discovered Stem Cell?). With all the research that is here, more people would benefit from stem cells now…

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    Ethics Behind Embryonic Research Roger Wicker, the representative of Mississippi in the U.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…

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    Stem Cells One of the biggest ethical and scientific debates in the scientific communities involves Stem Cell research. Stem cells are cells with the ability to develop into different types of cells in the body. They can serve as a type of internal repair system for the body. They are distinguished from other cells because they are unspecialized and are capable of renewing themselves through cell division. Also, under physiologic or experimental conditions they can be induced to become tissue…

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    walk again. If only embryonic stem cell technology was utilised. Stem cells are unspecialised human cells that can be multiplied into any of the Human bodies specialised cells. This means that one cell can be matured into a nerve cell, red blood cell or cardiac cell. It is important to understand the controversial topic of harvesting embryonic stem cells. As there is many false allegation about the us of embryonic stem cell therapy. Difference between adult stem cells and embryonic. As They are…

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    Stem cells What is the probability of people who like or listen to music? A very high number I suppose. And what are the odds of them listening to the same type of music, let’s say, pop? A good amount of people still but surely less than the first. The likelihood of listening to the same pop artist? An even smaller number. What about the possibilities of having eyes, arms, legs, a body, a heart? Clearly a great number. But the same color eyes, hair, or skin? A much lesser number. The chances are…

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    Why is stem cell research unnecessary? Why don’t people talk about it much? I honestly think that stem cell research is not needed because it could go the same way as an abortion if not treated right. I can give three reasons why I am against stem cell research. Adult stem cells have limited ability to differentiate from others and are extremely hard to grow for long period in culture, embryonic stem cells may not be accepted when used in transplants because there is no process to generate them…

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    was a way to completely eliminate the need for a transplant? These are just fractions of possibilities available with stem cell therapy. Stem cell therapy could save many lives. Stem cells are very crucial to have a sufficient amount of. Stem cells repair other cells in the human body. They repair just about any everyday damage. According to Boston’s Children Hospital,“Stem cells are the bodies toolbox, called…

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