Stem cell Research

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Stem cell Research
By Cheryl Oxford Caitlin Rose
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What are stem cells?

• Stem cells
• un specialized cells
• The two main types are adult and embryonic
• Act as a repair system for the body

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Types of Stem cells

• Embryonic It can produce all types of tissues.
  With this type of Stem cell you can harvest the
  cells from an embryo in the blastocyst stage.
• Adult Theses are found through out the body and
  used to repair or replace damaged or dead cells.

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Discovery of Stem cells

• They have existed since life began.
• Have only been extensively been studied since the
  1980s.
• With more time and research, scientists believe
  stem cells could cure debilitating diseases, that
  as of right now are terminal.

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Benefits of Stem cell Research

• They have the potential to cure and prevent
  different types of diseases.
• Stem cells can be used to repair certain tissues
  or grow organs.
• New drugs can be tested on Stem cells, instead of
  using animals.

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Ethical Issues with Stem cell Research

• The study of Stem cells has the potential to
  cure terminal diseases, but in the case of
  embryonic stem cell research, it is can be viewed
  as creating life with the sole purpose to alter
  and destroy it.

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Personal View

• Understanding both positive and negative sides of
  stem cell research
• Overall we believe stem cell research is a
  positive thing because

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Future

• Stem cell research is a field of science than is
  constantly and rapidly changing through
  discovery. Stem cell research is about the
  future meaning scientists are always discovery
  new information that can be used in health care.

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THE END

• By
• Caitlin Rose and Cheryl Oxford

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