Stem Cell Research By: Deuchester Mogeni print 4 copies The doctor took a cautious step into the room. This was the part of his job he hated the most. He gazed at the ailing man in the bed before him, surrounded by his love one’s. “Well?” the wife inquired. The doctor took in a breath and let it slowly out. He spoke directly to Don, the man with stage 4 mantle cell lymphoma, “You have weeks to a month to live.” He tried to avoid the looks of dismay from the other family members faces. Fortunately for the Lindsey family there was a treatment that would save Don’s life. The doctor suggested that Don continue with his chemotherapy followed by a stem-cell transplant. Like most religious Americans, the Lindsey family opposed the stem-cell transplant. ”How could we participate in something that resulted from the killing of embryos, preborn babies? “ Little did they know, there were other ways to extract stem cells without killing the embryo. In Don’s case they would use his adult stem cells. His stems cells would be harvested, frozen then put back into his body after his chemotherapy. Upon finding this out, the Lindsey family went through with the procedure. Now Don has been cancer free for 4 years. Stem cells are important to us because of their ability to become other forms of tissue. Like in a 3 to 5 day embryo also called a blastocyst; the inner cells give birth to tissue and organs like the heart, lung, skin, egg, sperm, and more( National Institutes of Health). Adult stem cell found in tissue like bone marrow, muscles, and the brain can replace damaged, injured and old cells. Because of their abilities to regenerate, stem cell have the potential for treating diseases like diabetes and heart disease. Yet more research need to be done to understand how to use stem cell for cell based therapies. But some people oppose stem cell research. They view it as killing a potential child. One source of getting stem cells is from an embryo; a fertilized egg. A lot of people believe that life begins at conception, and therefore stem cell research should be banned. Some people also believe that stem cells is the basis of cloning, and with that we could make super ; humans humans with surpassing physical and mental capabilities. They believe that it would be going against nature. I believe that stem cell research is very useful. Some people say its taking a life, but its also saving many lives therefore it shouldn’t be banned.
Stem cells can save many lives. They are important because of their abilities to regenerate. They can replicate many times and have long term self-renewal. As I said, stem cell have the potential for treating many diseases. Scientist are trying to understand how they form into specialized cell. This is important because medical conditions like cancer and birth defects occur in this process (National Institutes of Health). Scientist also think that they could fix damaged organs and tissue. With the use of pluripotent stem cells; cells that can develop into many different cell types of the body (National Institutes of Health), they can replace the cell of the damaged and dying organ or tissue. We do know enough to treat many other disease. Diseases like Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma, Sickle Cell and many others. These diseases are treated with Hematopoietic stem cells. Lets use Leukemia as an example. Leukemia is the cancer of the blood cells. It usually begins in the bone marrow, producing abnormal growth of white blood cells called leukemia cells. At first the leukemia cells act as normal white blood cells. But as more cells are produced, they can overwhelm the white and, red blood cells, and the platelets from functioning. To treat the leukemia; you have to destroy the leukemia cells, and there are many way to do that. One of those treatments is a stem cell transplant. They use high doses of chemotherapy to kill the leukemia cells. Along with killing the leukemia cells the
Stem Cell Therapy Research Paper Stem cells are the body’s raw materials that your body produces to replace old or dying cells anywhere around the body. There are two broad types of stem cells, Embryonic and Adult stem cells. Embryonic stem cells comes from the embryos that are three to five days old. The origin of the Adult stem cells are the adult tissues. In the United States, it is not illegal to work with or create embryonic stem cell lines, but it is illegal for federal funds to be…
Cultural Biology The existence of the stem cell was proven in 1961. Since the discovery stem cell research, useful applications remain a large focus in the biomedical world. Doctors have been performing bone marrow stem cell transplants for decades. But when scientists learned how to remove stem cells from human embryos in 1998, both excitement and controversy ensued. (NIH) The excitement is due to the huge potential these cells have for curing human disease, such as diabetes, and…
Stem Cell Research Stem cells are undifferentiated types of cells, which mean that they have the capacity to renew themselves. Their ability to differentiate into other cells is an unlimited process that can be found in all different tissues and organs. Stem cells serve as a “repairing system” for the body, meaning that they can divide without any limit to cure other dead cells. When a stem cell divides, it has the choice to either remain a stem cell or transform into another type of cell. The…
scientist working with Adult Stem Cells in the CERN Laboratory in Switzerland. I am here for you to listen to this one request. That is for you to provide funds for Adult Stem Cells ONLY. I believe that Embryonic Stem Cells are an unnecessary loss of life in the scientific research community. I am here to not only take a stand in ethical controversies, but also in what is for the good of science. Adult stem cells are a benefit to science. Stem cells are an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism…
Stem Cell Research A stem cell is the cell from the embryo, fetus, or adult that has, in some circumstances, the ability to reproduce itself for epic periods or, throughout the life of the organism, in the case of adult stem cells. It can also give specialized cells that make up the organs and tissues of the body. In the mid 1800s, it was discovered that stem cells are the building blocks of life. They also discovered that stem cells can create other cells. Federal Funding is limited to stem cell…
Neonatal Cord Blood Stem Cells: Haematopoietic Stem Cells Before being proven beneficial to saving lives, cord blood was discarded as waste material, now being used as a source of helpful stem cells. Since 1989, these stem cells have been used to treat children with blood diseases and is progressing to become beneficial to adults too. The, rare, stem cells found in the bone marrow can be found in the umbilical cord blood too. These stems cells can be collected without any harm or risk to the…
Stem Cell Research Legislation Table of Contents Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………...............3 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………....4 What Are Stem Cells?...................................................................................................................4 U.S. Government Policy 1995 – Clinton………………………………………………………...5 Bush Policy 2001…………………………………………………………………………………6 Policy in Other Countries………………………………………………………………………..7 Current U.S. Policy………………………………………………………………………………8…
Mitchell Madden College Composition Section 0M Final Paper Stem Cells- The Cell That Can Save Us All Stem cells are undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into specialized cells and can divide to produce more stem cells. Undifferentiated means it is not a specific cell, like a kidney or brain cell for example, meaning the stem cell can be stimulated to differentiate into any cell in the human body. Stem cells can be harvested in a number of different ways. In 1998, researchers…
Should stem cell research continue to be funded? Medical perspective Stem cells help in the creation of other cell types, which then can form into tissue and other body organs. Rather than surgery and medicine, these cells create a potentially new alternative method of restoring the human body to a healthy state. There are two forms of stem cells: embryonic and adult. Embryonic stem cells have no specialized functions and are pluripotent, which means they have the ability to develop into specialized…
Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Whose Life Means More? Growing up in the twenty first century means that one is very familiar with the presence of scientists partaking in seemingly never-ending research on a variety of topics, always with the goal of bettering the current living situation. Scientists constantly want to push the envelope in their research to find the most cutting-edge technologies. However, sometimes this desire to incessantly push the envelope can create theories and proposed tactics…