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Stem Cell research and its funding have caused a lot of controversy throughout the past years. Stem cells are cells that are present in all living organisms. These cells have the potential to grow into any type of cell, including blood cells, nerves, muscles, and pancreatic cells. Stem cell research is essential because of the beneficial aspects it has to offer. Stem cells could potentially treat conditions such as Alzheimer 's, Parkinson 's, birth defects, strokes, Diabetes, cancer, and help in the reconstruction of severely damaged organs. Although stem cell research withholds great potential for many medical advances, a lot of controversy surrounds the sources and methods of obtaining stem cells and the possibility of improper usage of the knowledge acquired from research and experimentation. It is necessary for scientist to continue research as well as recognizing any ethical issues that may be present.

Many of us have all heard the saying that a “lizard can lose its tail,” and bizarrely enough it will grow back. This was always considered impossible for humans, an idea belonging in the realm of science fiction, but now the regeneration of tissue is an extremely realistic possibility. Despite some opinions, this process does not happen naturally, or take place as cinematically as one might imagine. Over the past decade, there have been major advances in regenerative medicine, commonly known as stem cell research. Stem cells are undifferentiated cells within the body that have the capability to specialize into any tissue. They are most commonly found in cord blood, bone marrow, organ donations, placenta, and embryos . Stem cells are seen by some as a new miracle treatment, encouraging many countries to invest in their research.

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Stem Cell Research: Should we continue to allow scientists to create new embryonic stem cell lines?

After having a stroke, who wouldn’t want a way to recover and have movement in your arms and legs. Sonia Olea had a stroke at the age of 32 and had very little movement on the right side of her body (Stories of Hope: Stroke 2014). Her speaking was limited and was hard to do little things like making a phone call. Sonia didn't want to live like this anymore. A year later she got a phone call that changed her life. The doctors asked her if she wanted to do a stem cell-based clinical trial. Her answer was yes! Regenerative Therapy may be a game changer in the future of the medical world. It is necessary to understand what Regenerative Therapy is, the benefits, the economic impact, the risks, and a point

Many controversial and moral stricken issues have been put into question in today's modern society. Some of which include gay marriage, and abortion. Yet one of the most controversial has to be stem cell research. A Stem Cell is a "generic" cell that can make exact copies of itself indefinitely. It also has the ability to make specialized cells for various tissues in the body such as the heart muscle, brain and liver. But why exactly is stem cell research so controversial? Well mostly those who oppose embryonic stem cell research do so on the grounds that the cells die in the process. But what those people might not know is that an embryo is no bigger than a pinhead. And therefore there is no human suffering. Stem cell

Regenerative medicine offers the potential to be regenerative rather than merely palliative or symptomatic treatment. This allows therapeutic outcomes that were previously impossible to be achieved. In addition, regenerative medicine offers the prospect of fewer serious side effects than existing products and therapies because it uses existing processes in human biochemistry.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 million Americans will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease this year, 1.7 million diagnosed with any type of cancer, and over 29 million diagnosed with either type 1 or 2 diabetes. Although these diseases are very different from each other, and even more contrasting between each individual case, all three are known as degenerative diseases, a progressive loss of organ or tissue function that is many times permanent. With a rise in these diseases, the future of many Americans could be threatened or even shortened. To reduce the amount of people that are diagnosed and die from degenerative diseases, stem cells should be utilized as a treatment because they are easily accessible

No one can argue that this engineering field has one of the most potentials for life-changing applications. I am also confident that I can demonstrate my love for exploring the benefits biomedical engineering has to offer. Just months ago, researchers at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center had developed a technology called Tissue Nano transfection which can generate any cell to treat a patient. This technique can be used to repair tissues and rejuvenate nerve cells. When I read about this in Science Daily, I was amazed at these scientists' ingenuity and realized that with adequate knowledge of biomedical engineering, I could join the ranks of these splendid researchers.

Stem cell research poses unpleasant effects and negative interference with nature and other elements. “Like any other new technology, it is also completely unknown what the long-term effects of suck an interference with nature could materialize” (Pillai). In 2001, New England Journal of Medicine inserted fetus brain cells into patients with Parkinson’s disease. Devastating side effects came from this experiment; the effects were completely uncontrollable for the patients. The side effects consisted of: writhing, head jerking, arm flailing, and constant chewing. It was once used on a heart disease patient, it was found to make their coronary arteries narrower. Stem cell transplants allow doctors to use higher doses of chemotherapy but it destroys the blood marrow, which then does not allow new blood cells to be formed. White blood cell counts will drop after treatment; with this happening you have a greater chance of getting an infection. Also your red blood cell counts will descend, making you feel exhausted and lacking energy. The embryos are obtained from donors, possibly causing the patient to reject them because they are not their own cells. By using another person’s stem cells the patient is at risk for developing graft-versus-host disease. A recent study was performed, “The study found evidence of some efficacy, but in about half of patients there were such severe

powerful weapons (lethal and non-lethal). Some organizations are worried that these powerful weapons won’t be examined until after they are built for ethical implications of nanotechnology in weaponry. This in the long run could be a dangerous and could change the world forever, this is why these organisations are urging scientists to examine these carefully all the possibilities of nanotechnology before designing and creating increasing powerful weapons. Another issue that has come up is If nanotechnology in medicine is successful it could have the power to enhance ourselves physically. But a question that pops into mind, is it ethical? In theory, medical nanotechnology could have the potential to make us smarter, stronger and give us a range

Doctors and scientists have made advances in moving regenerative medicine which takes advantage of the body's own mechanism of healing itself by using healthy adult stem cells which are found throughout the body and moving it into mainstream as a treatment for many diseases. As an alternative to surgery, the stem cell treatments are effectively used to restore damaged or aging cells to regenerate tissue. Regenerative medicine(stem cell treatments) are showing promise in nerve restoration, orthopedic medicine, wound care, and in many other conditions like autoimmune, cardiovascular and neuromuscular.

The name of my article is “Cloned stem cells may give a new lease of

A degenerative disease is any disease in which deterioration of structure or function of tissues occurs. With that in mind I would like to focus my paper on a disease that afflicts more than 27 million individuals in the United States alone Osteoarthritis . When considering this disease you must consider body composition, but what is body composition? Body composition refers to the amount of fat and lean tissues in the body. As one ages you tend to loose muscle mass and function, this condition is known as scaropneia. Osteoarthritis typically affects patients who are elderly, sedentary or obese. “Osteoarthritis is the leasing cause pf chronic disability in those over 7o years of age, costing the US greater than $100 billion dollars annually.”

Stem cells has outgrown its medico-therapies in the field of bioengineering and also in the treatment of various conditions of the blood and immune system, or to cure specific cancers Since it’s a known fact that stem cells can different to specialized cells in an undifferentiated manner. As the paper states the use of insulin producing cells from human or rat adipose tissue –derived stem cells transduced with pancreatic duodenal homeobox can could cure type 1 diabetes. An alternative is, use of embryonic stem cells. Embryonic stem cells display the ability to differentiate in vitro into variety of cell lineages. Insulin-secreting cells are derived from the mouse embryonic stem cells which can normalize blood glucose when transplanted