Ever since human stem cells were first isolated, research on stem cells has received much public attention, both because of its extraordinary promise and because of relevant legal and ethical issues. Stem cells are self-renewing, unspecialized cells that can give rise to multiple types all of spec...

Abstract This manuscript aims to present an overview of what stems cells are, what is stem cell research, the research and developments, the pros and cons, applications for stem cell usage, ethical considerations, and the future of stem cell research. What are the different types of stem cells, and ...

Stem Cell The discovery, made by Dr. James A. Thomson, a biologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, offers great promise for new ways of treating disease. ES cells, which are derived from four-day-old embryos, can theoretically differentiate into virtually any type of human cell, from blo...

The recent death of Ronald Regan from Alzheimer\'s disease has generated an explosion in the field of stem cell research. Scientists wonder if stem cells implanted in Regan\'s brain could have helped improve the status of his Alzheimer\'s or even cure it. Stem cell research was brought to attention ...

Since the death of former President Ronald Regan, federal funding of embryonic stem cell research is a topic which continues to be present in our headlines. Some people feel that embryonic stem cells could produce a cure for the devastating disease of Alzheimer\'s. Nancy Reagan is now trying to infl...

Stem-cell research is a miraculous medical breakthrough because it holds the cure for many serious illnesses. However, there is a great deal of controversy involving this topic. The sources of these cells scientists are most interested in are spare embryos created in fertility clinics. These embryos...

Have you ever come across someone suffering from Alzheimer\'s disease? What about Parkinson\'s disease? How about someone terminally ill with liver cancer who is unable to get a transplant? What if a potential breakthrough could solve these problems, but it is surrounded by controversy? One such br...

The applications of science have produced many marvels throughout the ages, from the invention of electricity, to the cures for many diseases. In 1981, a great new discovery was made. Researches discovered a new type of cell called stem cells. Stem cells are unspecialized cells that can make more by...

The research of stem cell biology has introduced possibilities of cellular replacement strategies, which, if successful, could create effective treatments for diseases such as Parkinson\'s Disease and Diabetes (type 1), as well as repairs to severe spinal cord injuries that were previously untreatab...

Has embryonic stem cell research finally reached its final days? The topic of embryonic stem cell research has been a controversial and complex one from the start. It has pitted religious leaders and members of the scientific community against each other. Religious leaders and those against the r...

Stem Cell Controversy The history of medicine was forever changed in November of 1998 by the discovery of stem cells. Throughout medical history humans have strived to understand the many functions of the human body. From the first operation ever performed, to the sequencing of the human genome, s...

Stem Cell ResearchAugust 9th was a big day for our country and what the future will hold for stem cell research. "The U.S. conducts more than 90% of the world's biomedical research, with this decision to not fund all stem cell research we will most likely fall behind the world in this type of resea...

Thousands of Americans face trouble doing regular work around the house. Most of them have difficulties using scissors, can no longer do extracurricular activities, and have to take several expensive prescription medications just to ease the uncontrollable tremors in their muscles. Thes...

Embryonic stem cells are undifferentiated cells that can divide indefinitely and develop into more mature, specialized cells. In the course of development, they ultimately become skin cells, neurons, muscle, blood cells and every other of the 220 cell types that make up the tissues and organs in the...

Stem cells are a hot topic for the media today because our understanding of them has potential for incredible scientific advances in the field of biotechnology, yet we struggle because there are questions of morality raised by the methods by which they might be used. While in centuries pa...

Joel NewburyStem Cell ResearchWhat 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...

Human Life Recently, there has been many discussion about the importance of studying embryonic stem cells. In the essay by Anna Quindlen "A New Look, An Old Battle." argues that "Stem-cell research is typically done by using frozen embryos left over from in vitro fertilizatio...

Technology seemingly never stops growing and changing. And why should it? Just as every human being changes with experience and age, so then do our creations. Unfortunately, it is in our collective nature as humans to be afraid of change. Change inevitably raises moral questions within us, remov...

Cloning is to make an exact duplicate of something or someone. It is unfortunate that when most people think of the word "clone" they immediately think of horror movies and the cloning of human monsters, well that's not the case in reality. Cloning is actually very different from tha...

Is This Really the Future of Transplants?? After a baby is conceived and has made it through the fallopian tube it becomes an outer shell of cells with an attached inner group of cells. When this has happened it has reached the blastocyst stage. In this stage the outer cells nourish and provide pro...