What is technology? According to Webster's Dictionary, it is a technical method of achieving a practical purpose. But in a sense it is more than this: it is a key to the future of America. When we say the future of America, we are not talking about flying cars or things found in a movie, but advances in medicine. One example of advances in medicine is the controversial issue of stem cell research. Stem cell research has been a topic of debate for over a decade. The battle continues as to whether embryonic stem cell research is either biologically possible or morally justifiable. But what it comes down to is your opinion: will it help or will it cause problems? In my opinion, I feel stem cell research will help with medical advancements and further our research of incurable diseases.
             There are two kinds of stem cells: one is an embryonic stem cell and the other is an adult stem cell. What are human embryonic stem cells and how are they obtained? The embryonic stem cells "utilize the cells derived from a single-celled human being like the egg, the sperm, and the zygote." Stem Cells are cells located in the inner mass of the human embryo. "The blastocyst is the stage of development at which the embryo's inner cell mass forms. The trophoblast is removed from the embryo, the inner cell mass is secluded and, using a micropipette, embryonic stem cells are extracted from the inner mass. The stem cells obtained from the inner mass are then placed in culture and frozen in liquid nitrogen, which undergo studying, for the use of being transplanted in tissues to help fight incurable diseases"(http://www.e-stem-cell.com). When stem cells are obtained from living human embryos, the harvesting of such cells necessitates destruction of embryos.
             The second kind of stem cell, the adult stem cells, derive from human cells or tissues other than the egg, the sperm, and the zygote. These are non-embryonic stem ce...