Stem Cell
Stem Cells Debate Through the course of scientific research and development , there have always been two sides of the equation those who support the advancement and those that criticize it . In this generation , one of the most heated debate subjects happen to be in the field of stem cells research . The scientific community and the conservative population are now in the brink of having a heated argument on the recognition of stem cell processing Stem cells are actual primal cells that are capable to renew themselves through mitotic division and can

convert themselves into other forms of specialized cell types (Wikipedia , 2007 . There are three basic categories for the stem cell process classification . These are the embryonic stem cells , the cord blood stem cells and the adult stem cells . The first type may be acquired through blastocycts , the second through the adult tissues which are difficult to remove and very limited (Robinson , 1998 , and the last comes from the umbilical cord
The scientific community has already presented some profound uses and benefits of the process of stem cell collection . For several years now , the main condition that is proposed by this sector is the possible solutions for serious illnesses and diseases . The stem cells have the property to naturally heal an individual through the process of integrating a renewable material gathered from biological hosts
According to scientific researches , stem cells can be used to regenerate lost or damaged tissues . They can act as renewal agents to form new healthy cells that will replace unusable biological tissues due to diseases . Because of the ability of stem cells to compensate for the lost cell quantities , they can readily repair the body of the patient without even introducing substances to hasten the process . The stem cell itself can be converted into the required tissue for repair
The process of harvesting stem cells is not limited to patching for repairs . Scientists also have provided a more specific use of cultivating new body organs such as brain , heart and liver . This is the strongest factor why they have been very keen in developing further the stem cell research . People with serious illnesses can have the opportunity to acquire organs in replacement for their own damaged ones The most promising attributes that the scientific community has presented is the use of stem cells to treat Alzheimer 's , Parkinson 's disease , diabetes , spinal damages and even cancers (Abboud , 2002
On the other side of the debate , there are sectors in the society especially religious groups like Christians , which are very much against the process of using stem cells . The main concern for their argument lies on the belief that human life is sacred and therefore should be respected . The presentation of the academe in terms of using stem cells is very vague and concentrates only on the outright benefits of the project . However , they failed to address the ethical and moral concerns which most people deem to be the overall representation of the populations ' perception in life...





