Embryonic Stem Cells Research

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Introduction

Stem cells are known as mother cells that are capable of becoming any kind of cell in the body.

Stem cells have many features, but their ability to multiply and renew while developing into various kinds of cells is the main one. The types of cells that can be acquired through the stem cells are cells of the heart, blood, muscles, bones, brain, skin, etc. The stem cells have different sources, but all kinds of stem cells consist of the same potential to produce several types of stem cells.

The issues of stem cell research have been a topic for the case for many years. The problem has created a division throughout the world between scientific, political, and religious groups. The problem revolves around one question: When does life start exactly? The researchers have to kill it in order to get reliable stem cells and extract the embryo’s cells. The embryo may contain only a few cells as small as four or five, but it has sparked a debate where religious groups claim that destroying these cells is equal to killing a human being. Eventually, the discussion reached the political field as well (Moore 7).

These stem cells immediately appeared to be everywhere and still are. Each tick of the clock has increased the complexity of these tiny stem cells. For years, stem cell research has been funded by the state. Religious values, conventional alliances, and understanding of life have been challenged by the controversy about stem cells.

 

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