9/17/2015 Dr. Pascal Lafontant Stem Cells The debate over the ethics of the use of tem cells is a very complex and interesting debate. To aid in clarity for the remainder of this paper I plan on using and referencing the following definitions. First, from Dictionary.com, stem cells will be defined as,”a cell that upon division replaces its own numbers and also gives rise to cells that differentiate further into one or more specialized types,as various B cells and T cells”. I will also be using the same
Cultural Considerations Stem cell research is a highly debated topic. It is most highly debated within the religious community. When stem cell research first came to light, the only way to obtain these stem cells was to take them from an embryo. This caused quite a stir, as there are many people in the religious community that felt this was like taking a human life. One thing to note here, is that the embryos that are used in stem cell research are those that are fertilized in vitro. Meaning
A popular current event that has been in the media for a long time is the use of stem cells extracted from embryos and whether or not it is ethical to use the embryos at all. The ultimate debate of whether or not embryos have the same moral standing as an adult or child who are protected by laws and rights. On one hand you have the argument that embryos are not human beings and have no moral status and whether they should be treated with respect and dignity depends on the preferences of those in
Stem cells possess noteworthy capability to grow into various types of cells during the initial life circle in the body. They tend to serve as an internal repair system in many tissues, dividing fundamentally without any limit to reload other cells till the human or the creature is alive. Post the division of each stem cell, every new cell has the prospective to stay a stem cell or transform to another cell type with additional specific function. The stem cells’ essential properties are studied
Stem cells are similar mother cells that can multiply or repair damaged or worn out tissues and have the ability to develop into different cells with specialised functions. One main source of stem cells which will be further explored is embryonic stem cells. Embryonic stem cells are developed from the inner mass cell of a blastocyst. A blastocyst is single zygote cells massed together. Embryonic stem cells are distinguished by their potential to grow into different types of cells or tissues and replicate
1.What are stem cells? “Cartman: Doctor, can you tell me exactly how stem cells work? Doctor: Well you have trillions of cells in your body, heart cells, skin cells, brain cells and so on. But before a cell is designated as a toenail cell, or a pancreas cell, it's what we call a stem cell. Sort of like a blank cell, do you understand? Cartman: Not at all, but go on.” ("Kenny Dies." - Full Episode. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Oct. Giving it a more scientific definition, according to "Stem Cell Basics." :
Without them, our healthcare would probably be nowhere near as advanced as it is today. However, even with how advanced biomaterials science currently is, scientists still continue their research on even more natural and sustainable biomaterials in order to improve biocompatibility as well as reduce the strain on the Earth’s resources. Although the study aims to explore the different kinds of biomaterials and their uses, some parts of the
Dolly the sheep was literally created and birthed on the 5th of July in 1996. Embryologists Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell became the first to create an animal from an adult body cell using nuclear transfer, a process used to take the genetic material of the individual being cloned and inserting it into an unfertilized egg. Following the unveiling of Dolly, the realization of cloning caused a mass debate that exists to this day. No longer is cloning a figment of our imagination that we correlate with
There has been an ongoing debate for decades whether or not cloning is in any sort even ethical. A clone is a organism, a group of organisms, or cells descended from a single ancestor and having genetic material (DNA) identical to the ancestor’s genetic material. There is no sexual reproduction involved in cloning. Even in this new world of technology, there have been many faults with the experiments with cloning. Although, many other people think that cloning may help with things, such as plant
when I was in high school, I considered weight size and other things that would make it more like a real arm and less like a prosthetic add on. I want to make a prosthetic that is so good they forgot that they lost their limb. I was also interested in stem