Stem Cell Research

The Good, The Bad & The

Ugly
What is a STEM CELL?

• A cell from a human that can

become ANY cell in the body
• Sources:
• Cord Blood
• Adult sources
• Aborted Fetuses
• Aborted are the most desirable (work
the best)
Obvious Promise:
• Cure Diseases
• Diabetes
• Parkinson's
• Certain Blindnesses
• Fractures
• Tissue transplants
• Heart attack damage
• Heart disease
• Leukemia
• Radiation Poisoning (infection)
• These are being cured NOW!!!
Other potential cures:

• Multiple Sclerosis
• Lou Gehrig’s
• Huntington’s Disease
• Nerve Damage
• Hypoxia (lack of air)
• Severed / paralysis
• Stroke
With all this promise,
why the question?
• Obvious reasons that involve
the embryo
• Rights
• Life?
• Unwilling donor?
• Method can be considered human
cloning
• Example:
Pros & Cons