Stem Cell research Pros/Cons is it ethical

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Stem Cell Research

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The controversy about stem cell research emerged on the scientific scene in November 1998 when Dr . James A . Thomson , a biologist at the University of Wisconsin , Madison , first discovered the isolation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs (American Association for the Advancement of Science [AAAS] , 2009 . The discovery by Thomson paved a way for new methods of treating disease . The cells are taken from embryos

less than two weeks , which can theoretically differentiate into any type of human cell , from blood cells to skin cells (AAAS , 2009

The issue concerning ethics of embryonic stem cell research focuses mainly on whether an embryo after conception is also a human person . If it is considered a human person , then deriving cells from embryos represents first degree murder but if it is not a person , then it is morally acceptable to extract stem cells from embryos . The debate continuously brings division among scientists , religious groups , and politicians . However , new developments in other areas of stem cell research might avoid these ethical debates (Phillips

Thomson 's discovery was not entitled for funding from the United States National Institutes of Health (AASC , 2009 . However , Thomson established a separate laboratory to conduct his research work , which was backed up by private funding from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and the Menlo Park , California-based Geron Corp (AASC , 2009

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