Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Science and religion have proven to work together for centuries now. Science refers to knowledge gathered through observations and experiments based on a series of hypotheses and theories. On the other hand, religion involves a belief in something based on absolute truths delivered as a gift from God. Additionally, religion provides us with faith and morals. Both science and religion are aimed at providing us with the truth, yet they just utilize different ways of thinking to go about it. While…

alternating an organism’s DNA in its genome using biotechnology. Genetic modification has been in practice for many years in the domestication of plants and animals, but despite its unprecedented progress, gene editing in humans, especially in embryonic stem cells, is one of the major controversies in health and science field nowadays. In the article from The Guardian, “Genetically modified human embryos should be allowed, expert group says”, it stated that genetic engineering should be…

Why Embryonic Stem Cells are Essential The question that many scientists who are involved in embryonic stem cell research are facing is, which is more valuable? The life of a human suffering from a potentially deadly disease, or the life of human at one week of growth? Let first define what an embryonic stem cell is. Embryonic stem cells, they are resulting from “blastocyst stage embryos that develop in culture and are capable to indefinite expansion in vitro”. Now that you know the definition…

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…

In the TED speech Can we prevent the end of the world, the speaker Martin Rees expresses his worries and concerns on the future of human-beings. In his opinion, there is an urgent need for human-beings to prevent the destruction of the world since the biggest dangers leading to the end of world are the behaviors of human beings instead of natural disasters. To prevent the end of the world, he suggests research and human intervention is necessary to mitigate the existential risk of human…

not have anything to do with producing more offspring’s. It is about transplanting normal genes to places where it is needed, to correct certain disorders or mutations. This process, while it may save millions of lives, when it involves embryonic cells, it kills the potential of life. Although, I agree that we are on a course to push the scales of science even…

research that is known as stem cell research that could lead to several medical and scientific revolutions, but numerous people argues that stem cell research is unethical and it stirs up many conflicts with religious groups. Stem cells are very unique cells that have the potential to perform various specific tasks. Many of the common people argue about the ways to retrieve the stems cells. There are also countless advantages and disadvantages of stem cell research. Is stem cell research right…

After watching “Milgram Experiment” and “Stanford prison Experiment” I was intrigued to read “Research and Experimentation” by Cyril H. Wecht. In this article, he seriously enlightened me on the history and great examples of a few questionable research experiments used on humans. Cyril starts off by explaining how the CIA carried out various unethical human experiments that lead to serious injury even death in some cases. These types of experiments caught the eye of World Medical Association…

truth, no unhappiness will produce even a clone dies, instead they would be glad for the clone who has ‘won the lottery’. On the contrary, especially in this world with a shortage of organs donors, being successful to find a suitable organ for transplantation is like a miracle. According to a survey done by the National Kidney Foundation, the average waiting time for a person to have a kidney transplant surgery is 3.6 years, which is quite a long queue. As we can see, if people can receive the…

Looking at the decline of U.S. investment in global research, the increase in industry sponsored research, the closeness of university research to the marketplace, and the shortage of STEM educated college graduates and technicians, American research administrators could soon experience a rather unfortunate series of events. From being more overworked to witnessing the eradication of the career altogether, research administrators can…