Stem Cell Research

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Stem Cell Research

• Ruth Phillips
• Current Events
• Period 5

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What are stem cells?

• Cells can develop into any cell
• They can be renewed through cell division for
  long periods of time
• Cell division can help renew other types of cells
• Embryonic stem cells
• Adult stem cells

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History of Stem Cell Research

• 1900s scientists figured out that most cells
  originally come from a stem cell
• 1963 Canadian researchers documented that stem
  cells were able to self renew
• 1998 James Thomson grew stem cells in a
  laboratory
• March 9, 2009 Obamas executive order removes the
  restrictions on stem cell research

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Argument

• Should Stem Cell
• research be used in order
• to help people in need?

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Pros and Cons (Embryonic Stem Cell Research)

• An embryo is not a human being
• Give someone their life back
• Move scientific research forward

• An embryo is a human being
• This type of research isnt needed

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Pros and Cons (Adult Stem Cell Research)

• Why not?
• Heal people
• Help people rebuild their lives
• Taken from the body without causing harm
• Embryos arent harmed or disposed of

• They are less effective than embryonic stem cells
• Holding scientific research back

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Effects of This Issue

• World This could help people all over the world
  rebuild their lives.
• United States The U.S. could really set the
  standard for the rest of the world when it comes
  to this topic. Stem Cells could help people in
  the U.S. rebuild their lives.
• Me If I ever am in a situation where I need
  certain cells then I could or could not be given
  stem cells to get better.

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My Opinion

• I believe that we should research adult stem
• cells and find out how they can be used to
• heal people. I am against the research of
• embryonic stem cells because I believe that an
• embryo is a person and that a person should
• never be harmed.

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Questions to think about

• What do you think about Obamas lift on the
• restriction of stem cell research?
• Why is it necessary to use human embryos for
• research when adult stem cells have the same
• power to heal?

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Works Cited

• Denver Post. 13 Apr. 2009. Denver Post. 29 Apr.
  2009 lthttp//www.denverpost.com/harsanyi/ci_119003
  53gt.
• Non-embryonic stem cell breakthroughs have gone
  unnoticed. 2004. BNET. 2 May 2009
  lthttp//findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0876/is_91
  /ai_n15338777/gt.
• Singer, Peter. "Research Using Human Embryos Is
  Morally Acceptable." At Issue The Ethics of
  Abortion. Ed. Jennifer A. Hurley. San Diego
  Greenhaven Press, 2001. Opposing Viewpoints
  Resource Center. Gale. Arapahoe High School. 29
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• Stem Cell Information. The National Institutes of
  Health. 29 Apr. 2009 lthttp//stemcells.nih.gov/pol
  icy/gt.
• Stem Cell Research History. Stem Cell Foundation.
  4 May 2009 lthttp//www.ukscf.org/research/history.
  htmlgt.
• Time Magazine 12 Aug. 2001. Time Magazine. 29
  Apr. 2009 lthttp//www.time.com/time/magazine/artic
  le/0,9171,1101010820-170839,00.htmlgt.
• 3 C.F.R. 1 (2009). ?This is Obamas
  executive order.