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Stem cells reflection Introduction Stem cells are cells that can become any other cells in the body. Stem cells are used to heal a person's body, they divide to take the place of dead cells as long as the person or animal continues to live. There are two differences between stem cells and other cells, the first is that “they are unspecialized cells capable of renewing themselves through cell division.”1 The second difference is that under certain psychologic or experimental conditions stem cells…

A young girl, at the age of 16, was a victim of a traumatic car crash that deeply damaged her spinal cord and left her paralyzed from the neck down. After being hospitalized for almost a year, her doctors concluded 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…

arise as obstacles. Studies on human stem cells allow scientists to attempt to create cures for diseases like Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, and myocardial infarction while also better understanding the development and differentiation of human cells (Lo and Parham). Differentiation is the process of unspecialized cells changing into specialized cells. Scientists plan on changing stem cells into specialized cells that could be used in transplants (Lo and Parham). Although stem cell studies could…

Embryonic Stem Cells: The Cell of Many Potentials According to renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, “Stem cell research is the key to developing cures for degenerative conditions like Parkinson 's and motor neuron disease from which I and many others suffer. The fact that the cells may come from embryos is not an objection, because the embryos are going to die anyway.” Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that have two important abilities. Firstly, they have the ability to renewed themselves…

Should the Federal Government Fund the Research of Embryonic Stem Cells Every day, people are diagnosed with life-threatening diseases like Alzheimer 's, Parkinson 's, and cancer, their cells are literally fighting against themselves. One way this can be corrected is with the use of stem cells. Stem cells are an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism that is capable of developing into an indefinite amount of cells of the same type. There are two prominent types of stem cells,…

1.1) Autografts: Autografts, also known as autotransplantation is when tissue from the same patient in transplanted to another place but in the same patient. There is no rejection in autografts because the tissue is completely genetically identical 1.2) Allo-grafts: Allografts are when an organ or tissue is transplanted from one individual to another but they are from the same species. In allografts the chances of rejection exist because the tissue or organ is not completely…

In a similar fashion, Will Rodman contradicts nature by perfecting the drug ALZ-112 which fixes Alzheimer's by attacking the genes of host cells with a retrovirus. However, the study of Alzheimer's has more potential for good than reanimating life does (because curing Alzheimer's displays more realistic potential and a higher likelihood to help a large audience of people). But, Rodman still crosses the fine line that determines science does too much when he starts to treat his specimens like…

Bone Marrow Bone marrow is soft, gelatinous tissue found in hollow spaces in the interior of most bones. It is highly vascular and enriched with many blood vessels and capillaries. The average weight of bone marrow is about four percent of the total body weight (Bone Marrow Anatomy). Bones that contain bone marrow are: the hip bone, breast bone, skull, ribs, vertebrae, shoulder blade and thigh bone. Bone marrow contains immature cells, called stem cells. It is the place where new blood cells…

In recent discussions of ethical ways to use genetic screening, a controversial issue has been whether genetic screening of embryos is ethical, and if it isn’t then how can it be ethical. On the other hand, some argue that there isn’t a way to make genetic screenings ethical. From this perspective, many people believe that it’s something that is ethical and can really help families with a genetic disease. On the other hand, however, other argue that you are still killing an embryo which is wrong…

When we speak about Frankenstein the first thing that crosses our minds is the tale of Victor Frankenstein and his creation that turned out to be his worst nightmare. The creation of this creature is the biggest question when it comes to this story and I believe an easy explanation for the creation of Frankenstein could be Cloning or stem cell research. Stem cell research is a very complicated process and can lead to difficulties but also has its pro’s and although some people may claim that…