Sickle cell disease and the hope of stem cell therapies; ethics in the treatment sickle cell. The past half century has been an era of rapid discoveries: from the humble beginnings of molecular biology‚ discovery of the structure of DNA‚ research on recombinant DNA‚ the discovery of the human embryonic stem cell (ESC)‚ the completion of the Human Genome Projects‚ mammalian cloning and the discovery of ntESCs (nuclear transfer ESCs) by somatic cell nuclear transfer and the ethical sigh of relief
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Scientific Literature Review: Articular cartilage repair in horses and its new developments: Pluripotent stem cells: the future of articular cartilage repair in the horse? 3rd year veterinary medicine student‚ Faculty of Veterinary Medicine‚ University of Utrecht‚ Utrecht‚ The Netherlands. Abstract Articular cartilage is a unique connective tissue that is responsible for smoothly transferring variable loads between articulating bones. It is well known that cartilage has
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The moral dilemma of embryonic stem cell research is: either the embryo is a human being or it’s not a human being‚ a person’s belief can help alter their decision on being for or against the research‚ cloning could be the answer to saving a life‚ and the potential the embryonic research can have will make a big impact on the world. To say that an embryo is or is not a human depends on the person and the concept they have on when a life is actually started. Many say that it starts at the embryo‚
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Pros: Embryotic stem cells could cure numerous diseases‚ and provide organs to people on the transplant list. Because of the high demand of organs‚ innumerable people die waiting for a transplant. If scientist discover how to create organs‚ lives will be saved. There is research that shows that it could be possible to use the patient’s own cells instead of embryonic stem cells. Cons: There are concerns with obtaining stem cells. Stem cells are acquired from human embryo or fetus‚ and can cause birth
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pros and cons of stem cell research? Stem cell research has great potential to eliminate or treat many diseases that are chronic and do not have many treatment options. Using stem cell research can give people suffering from these new diseases a new chance at life. Diseases like Alzeimer’s‚ Parkinson’s‚ and even spinal cord injuries can benefit from this type of research as it improves the severity of the symptoms. This type of research can also help with transplants as these cells are reprogrammed
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Stem Cell Research Legislation and Related Legal Issues DeVry University The first embryonic stem cells were first isolated from animals in 1981 by Sir Martin Evans. However it wasn’t until 1998 that James Thompson first isolated human embryonic stem cells. Since then continuing research with stem cells has shown to be sensitive issue because of the perception of morality by humans. For this reason stem cell research legislation has been enacted and has been ever changing throughout time. Therefore
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to research ways to make life for people. In 1998‚ scientist learned how to remove stem cells from human embryos and grow the cells in laboratories (Stem Cell Information‚ n.d.). The potential benefits of using human embryonic stem cells to treat disease and injuries is exciting but the controversy on the moral implications of destroying embryos is casting a shadow. This paper will‚ while explaining what stem cell research is‚ outline the moral problem
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Moral Theory and Ethics in Human Stem Cell Research Stem cells give the field of medicine amazing possibilities in research and development. These special cells have the capability to possibly correct and prevent Alzheimer ’s‚ Parkinson ’s‚ multiple sclerosis‚ spinal cord injuries (Reaves‚ 2001). Stem cell research is based on two areas; the adult stem cell and the human embryonic stem cell. The ethical and legal issues arise on the area of human embryonic stem cell. This topic has called gathered
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Thesis: Stem cell research should be supported by federal dollars because it has the potential to provide powerful cures for many devastating human diseases and it can be used as therapeutic treatment. I. Attention getter: Imagine a world where people are offered treatments‚ or even cures‚ for devastating diseases and injuries. A. Stem cell research should be supported by federal dollars because it has the potential to provide powerful cures for many devastating human diseases and it can be
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Stem cells – the cure to Cystic Fibrosis? Cystic Fibrosis is one of the UK’s most common life threatening diseases with it affecting over 9‚000 people. Statistics show that one in twenty five people in the UK carry the faulty gene‚ each week five babies are born with the disease and another two young lives are lost. Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disorder caused by a recessive allele. It affects the internal organs‚ especially the lungs and digestive system‚ by clogging them with thick sticky mucus
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