The Ethics of Stem Cell Research.

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Amy Ng

The Ethics of Stem Cell Research

Since there is really no right or wrong in this world, it is not quite possible to tell

if it is right or wrong for a patient to choose his principles and not take the stem cell

operation. The patient can say, “Yes” or “No” according to their own thoughts and

how successful will the operation will be.

Stem Cells are blank cells that have not been differentiated yet and they are able

to develop into cells of any kind in the human body. Researchers hope to use stem

cells to repair tissues or renew and organ.

There are three types

of stem cells. They are

the Totipotent, the

Pluripotent, and the

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Multipotent. A Totipotent

stem cell can develop into

or generate a new

organism or part. A Pluripotent stem cell can become any type of cells in the body,

but they cannot grow into an entire organism. A multipotent stem cell can only

become some types of cells.

The first type of stem cells that was found was from

human embryos, they seem to be the best way to treat the

Parkinson’s disease, he Alzheimer’s disease, the juvenile

diabetes, and etc, because ...

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