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    Human stem cells come from a number of different places including aborted fetuses (whether that is a spontaneous or an induced abortion), stored or extra embryos retrieved from infertility treatment, embryos created for the purposes of research, cell lines that already exist, and taken from peripheral blood or bone marrow (CII Biotech Resource Centre, 2012). When getting informed consent from people whether individuals or couples regarding stem cell research there are a few important points that

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    Stem Cell Banking: An insight into the future of Medicine Today it's the most talked about topic amongst the researchers, seems that the future of medicine is all in these stem cells which can regenerate organs and tissues. But what are they? The term stem has a double origin: it derives from the Greek word “stamis”, indicating the mast of a ship, and from Latin stamen, which is the thread of the warp of the fabric. In English the verb to stem means to derive, and is perhaps the most appropriate

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    injuries and almost every other cruel disease being at the world’s fingertips, but no further research is being done to interpret the use of these treatments. The miracle cure for many terminal illnesses is embryonic stem cells, which are in theory nothing but a ball of around 100-150 cells, yet numerous countries across the world have made their use illegal because it is ‘unethical’. Many people believe that because the embryo has the potential to become a human being, the destruction of these

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    Stem Cell Research - Embryonic Stem Cell Use Controversial Despite the strong consensus in America against creating embryos to destroy them, those actually involved in embryo research no longer see any serious ethical problem in it. Now the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) says that ASRM's ethical guidelines permit the creation of human embryos to destroy them. Some even argue that such research is morally superior to the use of "spare" embryos, because the egg and sperm donors

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    Embryonic Stem Cell Research Is The Future Embryonic Stem Cell Research holds the key to unlocking cures for many currently considered “incurable” diseases and even though Embryonic Stem Cell Research holds the potential to alleviate malicious disabilities, replacing harmful cancer cells and regrowing new tissue; with a little guidance from scientist. Embryonic Stem Cell Research is one of the biggest controversial topic centered primarily on the ethical implications of the destruction and use

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    disease? Embryonic Stem Cells can be used to treat many different diseases, but some people have their opinion that using these stem cells in medicine is unethical because they are coming from a human embryo. There are countries that have banned the use of embryonic stem cells in medicine, and in America there are people arguing that it should be banned here. But what about all of the lives that these stem cells are saving, what if research continues and these embryonic stem cells end up being a cure

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    that loved one. Except maybe, embryonic stem cell treatment. But with the research fund being cut or just getting shut down, it is nearly impossible to help that family member. This is one reason embryonic stem cell research should be permitted. They from unused embryos, they can help by being used to find cures, and can help further cell research. One reason that the research should be permitted is that they can help cure diseases. Because embryonic stem cells are taken so early, they do not create

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    Since their discovery in the 1980s, stem cells have been considered one of the most exciting concepts in the scientific community. Stem cells represented untold implications for medicine, and for the last three decades researchers have continued to explore the many opportunities stem cell research has to offer. Today, the future of stem cells is still bright, and scientists are closer than ever to successfully implementing their clinical applications. However, stem cell research remains a highly controversial

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    the use of stem cells in the bone marrow transplant and find out how effective they are when treating patients with Leukimia. Stem cells (underlying biology): Have the ability to expand into multiple new cell types in the body throughout early life and growth. when a stem cell splits ,every current cell has the ability to carry on as a stem cell or develop into different cells with a greater specialized purpose, like a muscle cell, a red blood cell and a brain cell. Embryonic stem cells: Nearly all

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    1. The three types of stem cells are embryonic stem cells, somatic cells, and induced pluripotent steams cells, also known as iPS cells. Each has at least one advantage and one disadvantage. The advantage of embryonic stem cells is that they are not differentiated, meaning that they have not yet been specialized to function in just one area or purpose in the body. The disadvantage is that the use of these types of stem cells is very controversial, as the blastocyst they are derived from is the basic

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