Ethical Concerns Of Stem Cell Research - 1508 Words

Ethical Concerns of Stem Cell Research This day in age disease, infection, disorders and mysterious syndromes are more present now than ever. */***You forget to wash your hands after using the restroom? You just spread viruses like E.Coli and put someone s life in danger*/***. But in a world full of diseases that are seemingly becoming harsher and more resistant to conventional treatments, answers to the latest ailments are popping up in the form of miniscule pieces biological tissue called stem cells. Stem cells are pluripotent cells that are present in all living organisms and have pi qued the interest of scientists because of their ability to differentiate into any type of cell such as blood, cardiac, and pancreatic. Despite their†¦show more content†¦We are aware of three sources from which we can obtain stem cells to perform the aforementioned functions. The first and most controversial method is obtaining the cells from the blastocyst, a ball of undifferentiated cells that are formed after an ovum is fertil ized. These are created by a process called in vitro fertilization, a procedure that allows women with genetic or fertility issues to become pregnant. The second source that is bursting with stem cells is the umbilical cord. Scientists are able to extract something called T Blood cells, cells that deal with creating a sort of immune system for a collection of cells against external forces, from the cord blood of a newborn infant that are then either immediately preserved for later use by freezing the blood or the cells, or can be immediately used by an individual that needs the cells. The third and final source of stem cells are Induced Pluripotent stem cells, commonly referred to as adult stem cells. By extracting either the marrow or blood cells from adults, scientists are able to artificially induce these into unprogrammed cells than can take the form/responsibility of stem cells to form somatic cell lines such as nerves and muscle cells. The first argument that comprises much of what the opposition previously chose to follow that set the ball rolling in