Stem Cell Research

Stem cells are cells that go through mitosis and separate into special cell types. Stem cells have the capacity to renew by their selves, resulting in more stem cells. Stem cells are capable of performing a specific task, such as regeneration and replacement of a damaged or a diseased tissue. There are billions of cells, all with their own music. As the brain develops, it turns out they're pretty harmonious—an orchestra of keyboards (Zerhouni, 2).The two broad types of cells are embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells. Embryonic stem cells are kind of like “all purpose” type. They can specialize and become any kind of body cell. The Adult stem cells are tissue-specific type and can function with certain types of body cells only. Science and technology are continuously developing. Each year new discoveries are made that have a deep effect on society. There are thousands of people who die from the diseases that are preventable. Over the decade, it has been hypothesized by scientists that stem cell research may enable us to actually cure harmful diseases like breast cancer and arthritis. The great discovery in 1998 when scientists found that they had isolated the embryonic stem cell was the discovery that gave a promise to cute many diseases. However, there many ethical and religious controversies which have limited the further discovery of stem cell research.

There are so many techniques that can be used to treat, cure, or prevent certain diseases. One of the techniques used in stem cell research uses embryonic stem cells. For embryonic stem cell research the technique used involves going into a several days old embryo called a blastocyst, take out the inner cell mass to get at the stem cells. This process destroys...

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...'s described above to be common and a normal part of disease prevention. I think a stem cell research is a beneficial way which can lead the biomedical world to new discoveries and would cure and prevent diseases and other conditions.

Works Cited

Zerhouni, Elisa. "Stem Cell Research: Unlocking the Mystery of Disease." NIH Medline PlusJuly-Aug. 2007: 1-3. Galileo. Web. 18 July 2011.

Goidel, Kirby, and Matthew Nisbet. "Exploring the Roots of Public Participation in the Controversy Over Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Cloning." Political Behavior28.2 (2006): 175-92. Print.

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