Arguments for and against stem cell research 34 Articles

by Daley Schimmelpfennig

What if the most important aspects of life were taken away? For example, imagine two ordinary human beings that are exactly alike at the beginning. One will grow up and have all of the rights and privileges a human gets ...read more

by G. Lee

Stem cells are normally harvested from embryos but over recent years, medical breakthrough has allowed the discovery of stem cells from organs and tissues in adults. As a result, there has been an increase in tremendous su...read more

by Uritza Houghton

A stem cell is an unspecialized cell that has the ability to grow into any one of the body's more than 200 cell types. If scientists find a way to manipulate these cells, then all kinds of diseases, including but not limi...read more

by Jacob Fenster

Since World War II, the government has spent billions of dollars for the research and development of various methods designed to cause destruction, injuries and death, but will not fund projects that could save lives or d...read more

by Lori O'Day

Stem Cell Research Is Killing or Saving Life? If you are anything like me, you hear of a controversial topic or conversation and you are all over itto see what the hub-bub is all about so you then have the opportunity t...read more

by Richard Hamilton

Stem Cells are cells that can develop into many different types of cells such as muscle cells or brain cells. A stem cell can either stay as a stem cell or develop into another special cell such as a muscle, blood, or brai...read more

by Emily Barker

Embrionic Stem cell research is something that is currently and has for a while caused a lot of controversy. Many religious people believe that it is wrong to interfere with nature and by using these stem cells which are t...read more

by Chris Payne

Honestly people need to get a better idea of what's really going on here. What we have found is a chance. It's a chance to cure diseases that people are suffering from every day. These are blank cells that can be programme...read more

by Roger Hatfield

Stem cell research has been moving right along towards more uses and aids to medicine and disease control. The uses for stem cells are as limited as the areas they will regenerate. Any cell in the human body can be copie...read more

by Cathal Garvey

Like many topics in science today, the Stem Cell debate is stymied by two large gaps in the ability of either side to communicate. These two gaps are 'lack of information or knowledge', and 'lack of appropriate definition'...read more

by Bayla Maya

Making a Difference with Stem Cells Locked inside a stem cell may be the secret of cures to come for many different diseases. It doesn't seem possible something which can provide hope could also be morally unaccepted. ...read more

by Aster C. Lilly

The best way I can argue for stem cell research is from my personal experience. My grandmother died from Alzheimer's disease. In my family, the disease appears early. My grandmother started to develop symptoms in her ...read more

by DJ Matera

Stem cell research has come a long way. Stem cells are "unmarked", meaning that they have not become a specialized cell yet, like blood cells, liver cells and brain cells. Stem cells are only found in fetuses a...read more

by C. Gentle

I believe that the bioethicist Peter Singer provides the most compelling scenario to counter many moral questions about the sanctity of human embryos. As human beings, conception and all the stages of pregnancy up to deliv...read more

by Emily Parker

Are you fascinated by new medical breakthroughs that are going on in the world of today? Are you familiar at all with the controversy happening right now going on with the US government concerning stem cell research and...read more

by Kyle Bynum

It's 2:00 A.M. Michael, 54, has just been admitted into the emergency room. He has hemorrhaged in his brain, an incident that modern science calls a stroke. If Michael survives, he could face paralysis, loss of normal brai...read more

by SavyLuvChick

Scientists have developed a new technology that may cure many of debilitating disease that afflict many human beings. Stem cells have the potential to develop into any type of cell that is found in the human body, regenera...read more

by George Efstathiou

There is a general fear regarding the use of stem cells in research. People believe that stem cell research includes killing of embryos, thus reject this amazing and promising technology. Let's think clearly: Stem cells...read more

by Natalie Fararro

From bumper stickers to news reports, to conversations at the dining room table, America has stem cells on the brain. Stem cells have the possibility to save lives of both the young and the old and they open the doors to a...read more

by Palash Apte

Stem cells are cells which 1) Have the ability to differentiate into a wide range of specialized cell types (Derived from embryos) 2) Have the ability to replenish specialized cells (Derived from bone marrow). The a...read more