Stem Cell Research
Professor Derek J. Thiess
Rhetoric 105
29th Nov, 2010
Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Over the last decade the use of stem cells has been a controversial and heated topic. Debates have exploded over every aspect of stem cell research in nearly every region of the world. Every aspect of stem cell research has come under debate in nearly every region of the world. It has been speculated by scientists that stem cell research may have the power to potentially cure incredibly harmful diseases or even regrow organs. Ethical controversies involved with extracting stem cells, make it very difficult to further investigate. In actuality the fact remains that the potential cures that may come from stem cell research could prove to be some of the most significant advances in modern medicine to this day.
Stem cells are cells that have not yet differentiated into a certain type of cell with a specialized function. Since they have not yet developed into a specific type of adult cell, stems cells have the remarkable ability to develop into many different types of cells with a specialized function. In many tissues in the human body stem cells serve as the repair system by seamlessly dividing to replenish various damaged or worn out cells of different types. Stem cells can differentiate into a variety of cells such as muscle cells, red blood cells, brain cells, nerve cells, and many other types of cells with RBCs, muscle, brain, nerve, and other types of cells with specialized function to produce or replace needed cells in the body. Stem cells could potentially provide an unlimited source of specific, clinically important adult cells such as bone, muscle, liver or blood cells. In laymen’s terms, this means that embryonic stem cells can, (if manipulated correctly) turn into any type of human cell, anything from bone marrow to the vitreous humor of the eye. This has enormous potential in the field of medicine as these cells can be used to replace other damaged cells in the body
Rhetoric 105
29th Nov, 2010
Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Over the last decade the use of stem cells has been a controversial and heated topic. Debates have exploded over every aspect of stem cell research in nearly every region of the world. Every aspect of stem cell research has come under debate in nearly every region of the world. It has been speculated by scientists that stem cell research may have the power to potentially cure incredibly harmful diseases or even regrow organs. Ethical controversies involved with extracting stem cells, make it very difficult to further investigate. In actuality the fact remains that the potential cures that may come from stem cell research could prove to be some of the most significant advances in modern medicine to this day.
Stem cells are cells that have not yet differentiated into a certain type of cell with a specialized function. Since they have not yet developed into a specific type of adult cell, stems cells have the remarkable ability to develop into many different types of cells with a specialized function. In many tissues in the human body stem cells serve as the repair system by seamlessly dividing to replenish various damaged or worn out cells of different types. Stem cells can differentiate into a variety of cells such as muscle cells, red blood cells, brain cells, nerve cells, and many other types of cells with RBCs, muscle, brain, nerve, and other types of cells with specialized function to produce or replace needed cells in the body. Stem cells could potentially provide an unlimited source of specific, clinically important adult cells such as bone, muscle, liver or blood cells. In laymen’s terms, this means that embryonic stem cells can, (if manipulated correctly) turn into any type of human cell, anything from bone marrow to the vitreous humor of the eye. This has enormous potential in the field of medicine as these cells can be used to replace other damaged cells in the body