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If scientists are using embryos for this stem cell research it is considered murder. Each human being starts out as an embryos but while we are in our mother's whomb we grow. WStem cell reserach kills embryos in order to use their cells, they are commiting murder.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt depends on a person's view of life and the beginning of life.
An embryo has the "map" to the genotype of a human that could be born. Although, in many senses, it is no different than the millions of cells that dye every day as part of a living human's life. It has no knowledge, or experience. It is merely a reflection of what might be possible if it would survive to birth (many die naturally before birth).
No pain is felt, and for one reason or another, the embryonic stem cells would not have been allowed to produce a new life.
The benefits of embryonic stem cell research are potentially great. Embryonic stem cells have the capability to differentiate to any tissue in the body, and potentially could eventually be instrumental in cultured organ replacement or gene therapy. It may allow an end to organ transplants, and immuno suppression.
The benefits of potential future gene therapy, or cultured tissues far outweigh any presumed "moral" issues, and the practice should be allowed to continue.
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Is stem cell research still cloning?
Cloning is asexual reproduction. There are all kinds of research that can be done on stem cells without creating any actual embryo or causing the gestation of an embryo in order to give birth to a new organism.
What is the difference between adult stem cells and an embryo stem cells?
An embryonic stem cell is young, undifferentiated, pluripotent, and unspecialized, so it can turn into any body cell. This makes it the most versatile option. Adult stems can change identity, but are not as versatile for research.
What is stem cell development?
I think it's when a stem cell from an embryo is taken and has repaired a tissue. (I think) Anyone else know?
Do scientists need embryos to further the stem cell research?
Cloning is asexual reproduction. There are all kinds of research that can be done on stem cells without creating any actual embryo or causing the gestation of an embryo in order to give birth to a new organism.
Why are Stem Cells important in the Developing Embryo?
Stem cells are pluripotent, that is, they have the ability to differentiate and become any cell type in the body.
Why are some people opposed to stem cell research?
This type of research requires that cells are taken from an embryo. Some people are opposed to stem cell research because they think it is unethical.
What is the solution to stem cell research?
There is no solution to stem cell research. It is hotly and highly debated. There are a number of ethical and moral concerns. This will not be resolved any time soon.
Is stem cell research still cloning?
Cloning is asexual reproduction. There are all kinds of research that can be done on stem cells without creating any actual embryo or causing the gestation of an embryo in order to give birth to a new organism.
What is the moral of the stem cell?
Some people who feel that life begins at conception think that it is morally wrong to use an embryo for scientific purposes.
What is a embryo stem cell?
A pickled onion :)
Is stem cell research the same thing as cloning?
stem cell cloning and stem cell research are the same, they both do replication(clone) BUT the only difference lies in the purpose for which the clone would be created. Stem Cell Cloning-the clone is transferred to the body of a woman and allowed to go to term(reproduction) while Stem Cell Research is use for transplantation(therapeutic) Therapeutic' cloning is not therapeutic for the clone, who will die in the course of its cells being taken when it is 5-7 days old. Such cloning is, moreover, reproductive, since it involves the creation of an embryo, although this embryo will not survive to the point of being born.Therapeutic helps the patients to recover if she/he have a bone marrow by means of transplantation.
Why was the work of the American scientists in 1998 such a breakthrough in stem cell research?
they found a way to obtain stem cells without destroying an embryo - this removed all ethical concerns that were present for the use of embryonic stem cells
What is the difference between adult stem cells and an embryo stem cells?
An embryonic stem cell is young, undifferentiated, pluripotent, and unspecialized, so it can turn into any body cell. This makes it the most versatile option. Adult stems can change identity, but are not as versatile for research.
Explain how a stem cell develops into an embryo?
Embryonic stem cells (ES cells) are stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst, an early-stage embryo.In other words, they do not become embryos, they are part of an embryo.
How could stem cell research affect community?
Stell cell research is broken up into a few parts, embryonic stem cell research which is the controversial one in which they take the cells of an embryo resulting in its death, adult stem cell research, in which scientists would take the cells of a human being (difference between embryonic and adult stem cell researches is that adult stem cell research is when cells are taken anytime after birth). Finally, there is another type of stem cell research called induced pluripotent stem cell research where they, in simple terms, genetically reprogram cells to be other types of cells. This does not involve the death of an embryo. The difference in these types is that embryonic can produce many types of cells, adult produces only a few, and induced pluripotent does the same as embryonic. This research could affect the community in that we would be able regenerate types of cells that otherwise would not be able to such as brain and heart cells. This would be beneficial because this would possibly allow the cure to diseases and health issues that they're currently is no cure for, an example being Alzheimer's (spelling?). This could lead to longer life spans possibly (after much research and time) close to what we consider eternal life, with obviously replacing cells repeatedly which would be very costly to a bank account. Some opponents of stem cell research fear that it could have negative effects on the community. Human cloning is a theoretical possibility of stem cell research that could have big impacts on the way we view one another. Another criticism is the source of stem cells, of which certain types cause the death of an embryo. Anti-abortionists believe that this murder.
On what date did former President George W. Bush veto an embryonic stem cell research bill?
On June 19th 2006, former President George W Bush vetoed the embryonic stem cell research bill. This bill would reversed the Dickey Amendment which made it legal for federal money to be used for research where stem cells are derived from the destruction of an embryo.
What is stem cell development?
I think it's when a stem cell from an embryo is taken and has repaired a tissue. (I think) Anyone else know?
