Induced pluripotent stem cell

1635-1702 a physicist named Robert Hooke was the first inventor of the microscope. He first observed thin slices of cork, which he described to be as small rooms, the ones that were similar to the small rooms in monasteries. He only saw the cell wall because cork cells are not alive. After the discovery of the microscope in 1635-1702 by Robert Hooke, another microscope inventor named Anton Leuwenhoek, he discovered the microscope that can magnify things in 1675, and he also discovered the world…

In a Vanderbilt article “Funding the Future: Embryonic Stem Cell Research” it says “the opportunity to clearly define regulations for ethical research”(Stan/2017/Vanderbilt/“Funding the Future: Embryonic Stem Cell Research”). This quote proves that the research can lead to health benefits. In an NPR article “Stem Cell Research: An NPR Special Report” it says “private sector research may lead to ethical abuses”(Arti K. RaI/2017/NPR/“Stem Cell Research: An NPR Special Report”). Shows that publicly…

People have always believed that Embryonic Stem Cell Research has the potential to lead to great medical discoveries that may allow the recreation of medicine. Through embryonic stem cell research, stem cells can be created and modified so that these cells can transform into specific cells that may be used to treat incurable diseases, or create therapies for incurable diseases, such as diabetes. However, there are also several ethical issues that are looked down upon by various civilian and…

not producing healthy blood cells. She is on the brink of death and doesn’t have much time left. Her body is creating excess white blood cells and limited healthy cell causing sever bruising, fever and high risk of infection. What can be done to save her? One of the newest and most effective way to prolong the life a leukemia patient is too extract adult stem cells from bone marrow to generate new blood cells coded to her DNA (Katz and Walker 1). Without new blood cells she would die. The…

Stem cell research is a global topic within the science community. There have been numerous discoveries in this field worldwide, and these findings have many scientists jubilant about the possible future implications. Most of the research is associated with the topic of cloning. In the scientific community, the term cloning is broken down into two categories: Therapeutic and Reproductive. In Therapeutic Cloning, the nucleus of an unfertilized egg is removed and replaced via injection with the…

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…